Bill Text: TX HR83 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Amalia S. Rivera of La Grulla.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR83-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 83 |
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WHEREAS, Amalia S. Rivera, a valued member of the La Grulla | ||
community and a friend to many, passed away on November 6, 2023, at | ||
the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Ramon Solis and Lucia Cantu, the | ||
former Amalia Solis was born in La Grulla on August 9, 1929; she and | ||
her husband, Reynaldo L. Rivera, were blessed with eight daughters, | ||
Azucena, Rebecca, Albesa, Hilda, Amalia, Susanna, Sylvina, and | ||
Rosalinda, and a son, Reynaldo; eventually, their treasured family | ||
grew to include numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and | ||
great-great-grandchildren; the devoted couple shared a fulfilling | ||
relationship of 68 years until Mr. Rivera's passing in 2014; | ||
Mrs. Rivera was also preceded in death by two of her daughters, | ||
Azucena and Rebecca; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Rivera was widely known for making the best | ||
raspas in town; in her neighborhood store, she exhibited a vast | ||
array of memorabilia that she and her husband had collected, among | ||
them two giant statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and pictures of John | ||
F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Selena, Michael Jackson, Pancho Villa, | ||
and other famous people; residents enjoyed visiting an | ||
establishment that rivaled a small, quaint museum with its displays | ||
of everything from Dallas Cowboys merchandise to Coca-Cola bottles | ||
and promotional glasses that the Riveras had purchased at | ||
McDonald's restaurants across the country during their time as | ||
migrant workers; and | ||
WHEREAS, A beloved matriarch and an esteemed business owner, | ||
Amalia Rivera brightened the days of innumerable people, and | ||
although she will be deeply missed by those she left behind, she | ||
will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Amalia S. Rivera and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her | ||
family: to her daughters, Albesa R. Parras and her husband, Modesto, | ||
Hilda R. Elizondo and her husband, Alberto, Amalia R. Treviño and | ||
her husband, Humberto, Susanna R. Treviño and her husband, Jorge, | ||
Sylvina Rivera, and Rosalinda Rivera and her husband, Adolfo; to her | ||
son, Reynaldo Rivera Jr.; to her grandchildren, | ||
great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and to her | ||
other relatives and 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 Amalia S. | ||
Rivera. | ||
Guillen | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 83 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on December 5, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||