Bill Text: TX HR848 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza of Uvalde.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR848 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR848-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 848 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help | ||
| comfort the family and friends of Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza of | ||
| Uvalde, who passed away on January 9, 2017, at the age of 61; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on February 13, 1955, to Virgilio and Marcela | ||
| Rivera, the former Rosemarie Rivera was a native of San Teodoro on | ||
| the island of Mindoro in the Philippines; she grew up in Manila and | ||
| graduated as a registered nurse in 1976, and two years later, she | ||
| immigrated to the United States, settling first in the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley in South Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In her work as a nurse, clinical educator, and | ||
| nursing instructor, Dr. Rosemarie Garza dedicated her life to the | ||
| care of others; she remained committed to her profession even while | ||
| fighting a long battle with cancer, and she later added to her two | ||
| master's degrees by completing a Ph.D. in 2014; among her many | ||
| notable achievements was the implementation of the community health | ||
| worker program at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, which she oversaw until | ||
| her death, and she also took on a leadership role in the hospital as | ||
| an intensive care unit director; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Rosemarie Garza found time to give back to her | ||
| community through her volunteer work with such organizations as the | ||
| Catholic Women's Society and the St. Henry de Osso Family Project, | ||
| and she was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Rural Health | ||
| Advisory Board; she was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic | ||
| Church, where she served as a lector, a Eucharistic minister, and a | ||
| vocal guitarist in the choir and was deeply loved by her fellow | ||
| congregants; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Rosemarie Garza was devoted to | ||
| her family, including her husband, Dr. R. Steve Garza, whom she | ||
| married in 1981, and their two daughters, Kimberly Rose and Lindsay | ||
| Marie; she also delighted in gathering for holidays and vacations | ||
| with her brothers Virgilio Jr. and Joel and sisters Dorothy, | ||
| Leslie, and Maria, as well as her countless nieces, nephews, and | ||
| in-laws; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A caring and gracious woman, Dr. Rosemarie Garza | ||
| will be greatly missed, and she leaves behind a legacy that will | ||
| forever be treasured by all those who shared in her love and | ||
| affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Rosemarie | ||
| Rivera Garza and extend heartfelt sympathy to all 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 | ||
| Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza. | ||
| King of Uvalde | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 848 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
