Bill Text: TX HR214 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sister Celia Hernandez Martel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR214 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR214-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 214 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
a close with the passing of Sister Celia Hernandez Martel of Corpus | ||
Christi on January 18, 2021, at the age of 86; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Felipe Hernandez and Rosa Martel, | ||
Sister Celia was born in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, on May 18, | ||
1934; she entered the Missionary Sisters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph | ||
in 1962 and professed her vows two years later; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sister Celia served at the Corpus Christi Minor | ||
Seminary from 1964 to 1982; she loved her work cooking and baking | ||
for the priests and seminarians, and she called each "mi hijito," or | ||
"my dear son," while fretting about whether they had eaten enough; | ||
some commented that she was like a second mother to them; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following her transfer to El Paso, Sister Celia | ||
served meals to the students at St. Joseph of the Valley Preschool | ||
and Daycare; she returned to Corpus Christi in 2000 as the cook for | ||
the Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth; the | ||
smiles and hugs from the children brought her tremendous happiness, | ||
and when she could no longer manage the kitchen, she continued to | ||
help feed little ones as a volunteer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sister Celia inspired countless people through her | ||
faith, humility, and compassion, and the love and joy she freely | ||
shared will forever live on in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sister Celia | ||
Hernandez Martel and extend sincere condolences to the members of | ||
her family: to her brothers, Ernesto and Enrique; to her sister, | ||
Rosa Maria; to her nieces and nephews; and to all others who mourn | ||
her passing; 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 Sister | ||
Celia Hernandez Martel. | ||
Herrero | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 214 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||