Bill Text: TX HR242 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Yusef A. Mohamed of McAllen.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR242-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 242 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
the loss of Yusef A. Mohamed of McAllen, who passed away on January | ||
8, 2015, at the age of 27; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Dr. N. Carlos Mohamed and Teresa Mohamed, | ||
Yusef Mohamed was born in McAllen on May 6, 1987; he graduated from | ||
Trinity University with a biology degree in 2009, and went on to | ||
attend Harvard University, where he received his master's degree; | ||
Mr. Mohamed worked for The University of Texas Health Science | ||
Center in McAllen as a research consultant in the Department of | ||
Family and Community Medicine; passionate about science and | ||
medicine, he planned to follow in the footsteps of his father and | ||
two of his siblings and make his career in the health care field; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted son, brother, and uncle, Mr. Mohamed | ||
brightened the lives of all who knew him with his radiant smile and | ||
his readiness to help others wherever he could; in his leisure time, | ||
he enjoyed fishing, golfing, and spending time on his family's | ||
ranch; he also delighted in firing up his grill and preparing | ||
wonderful meals for his family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the life of Yusef Mohamed ended far too soon, | ||
those fortunate enough to have known him will remember his warmth, | ||
compassion, and luminous spirit, and he will forever hold a | ||
treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Yusef A. Mohamed and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his mother, | ||
Teresa Mohamed; to his siblings, Dr. Carlos Mohamed and his wife, | ||
Paulina, Dr. Samira Rodriguez and her husband, Filiberto, and | ||
Suleima Cepeda and her husband, Daniel; to his nieces and nephews, | ||
Carlos Andres, Isabel, and Alina Mohamed, Samira and Filiberto | ||
Rodriguez, and Valentina Cepeda; to his grandparents, Ricardo and | ||
Nora Torres; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Yusef A. | ||
Mohamed. | ||
Guerra | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 242 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||