Bill Text: TX HR276 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ricardo A. Arzamendi of Brownsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR276 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR276-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 276 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
| of Ricardo A. Arzamendi of Brownsville, who died on June 18, 2011, | ||
| at the age of 72; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ricardo Arzamendi was born in Brownsville on October | ||
| 25, 1938, to Francisco B. and Cleotilde Arzamendi; he married the | ||
| former Maria Ofelia Castro, and the couple were blessed with three | ||
| daughters, Melissa, Melinda, and Regina, and shared nearly five | ||
| decades together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Arzamendi owned and operated several automotive | ||
| businesses over the course of his life, and in his leisure time, he | ||
| loved hunting and fishing; known for his fun-loving nature and | ||
| sense of humor, he enjoyed playing pranks on his family and friends, | ||
| and he especially delighted in time spent with his seven | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A former altar boy at St. Thomas Catholic Church, | ||
| Mr. Arzamendi later became a parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic | ||
| Church, and he attended the noon Mass every day at the Cathedral of | ||
| the Immaculate Conception; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ricardo Arzamendi lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
| centered around his faith and his family, and he will long be | ||
| remembered with deep affection by all those who held him dear; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Ricardo A. Arzamendi and extend sincere sympathy to the members of | ||
| his family: to his wife, Maria Ofelia Castro Arzamendi; to his | ||
| daughters, Melissa Ann Avila and her husband, Albert, Melinda | ||
| Cecilia Arzamendi, and Regina Marie Moreno and her husband, Jose; | ||
| to his grandchildren, Matthew, Clarissa, Alexander, Sarah, Jacob, | ||
| Bianca, and Jose; to his sisters, Mary Rose Cardenas and her | ||
| husband, Renato, and Bertha Cantu and her husband, George; to his | ||
| sister-in-law, Mary Ann Cleary Arzamendi; 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 Ricardo | ||
| A. Arzamendi. | ||
| Oliveira | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 276 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
