Bill Text: TX HR208 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Macias of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR208 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR208-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 208 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Macias of Dallas on February | ||
| 10, 2017, at the age of 92; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on December 19, 1924, in La China, Mexico, to | ||
| Francisco Rodriguez and Elisa Gonzalez, the former Teresa Rodriguez | ||
| was the youngest of six children; after her father's sudden death, | ||
| she moved to Montemorelos to live with her godparents, who renamed | ||
| her Maria del Carmen; she exchanged the vows of matrimony with | ||
| Benjamin Macias in 1947, and the couple settled in Dallas, where | ||
| they welcomed three sons, Benjamin, Alfonso, and Gerardo; over the | ||
| years, their family grew to include 7 grandchildren, Magdalena, | ||
| Teresa, Rebecca, Susana, Michael, Gabriel, and Analucia, as well as | ||
| 17 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A skilled seamstress, Mrs. Macias worked for 25 | ||
| years at the National Embroidery Company; sustained throughout her | ||
| life by a deep and abiding faith, she was a valued member of | ||
| St. Mary of Carmel Catholic Church in Dallas for seven decades; she | ||
| humbly and quietly served the priests of her parish by cooking meals | ||
| and altering and laundering their clerical garments, and she was an | ||
| active member of the Legion of Mary, the Guadalupana Society, and | ||
| the Altar Society; moreover, she could often be found caring for the | ||
| sick, offering her constant prayers to anyone in need, and | ||
| performing other acts of kindness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Maria del | ||
| Carmen Macias will remember the way she touched their lives with her | ||
| warmth, her generosity, and her boundless compassion, and she will | ||
| forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Macias and extend heartfelt sympathy to | ||
| her loved ones; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maria del | ||
| Carmen Rodriguez Macias. | ||
| Alonzo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 208 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
