Bill Text: TX HR244 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Magali Jimenez of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-01 - Reported enrolled [HR244 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR244-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Magali Jimenez of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-01 - Reported enrolled [HR244 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR244-Introduced.html
85R8825 CJM-D | ||
By: Wu | H.R. No. 244 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
the untimely death of Magali Jimenez of Houston, who passed away on | ||
January 23, 2017, at the age of 19; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in 1997, Ms. Jimenez was a senior at Wisdom | ||
High School, on track to graduate in May; a natural leader, she was | ||
active in the school's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps | ||
program, attaining the highest possible enlisted rank, command | ||
sergeant major, in the Cadet Corps and receiving the Superior Cadet | ||
Award; she was also a member of the girls' soccer team, and she | ||
participated in the physical fitness team, the drill team, and the | ||
Color Guard; moreover, this outstanding young Texan performed more | ||
than 200 hours of volunteer service, including time spent working | ||
at a food bank and assisting autistic students; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Jimenez was first diagnosed with leukemia two | ||
years ago and suffered a recurrence in August 2016; during the | ||
course of her battle with the disease, she demonstrated a tenacious | ||
resolve that earned her the respect and admiration of the staff at | ||
Texas Children's Hospital and all those who stood with her; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the loss of this bright and vibrant young | ||
woman brings immeasurable heartache, her loved ones may take some | ||
comfort in knowing that her friendship and the determination and | ||
strength with which she lived her life will not soon be forgotten; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Magali Jimenez and | ||
extend deepest condolences to the members of her family and her many | ||
friends; 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 Magali | ||
Jimenez. |