Bill Text: TX HR910 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Josephine Arreguin Marin of Belton.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR910 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR910-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 910 | ||
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, April 5, 2023, is a special day for the family of the | ||
| late Josephine Arreguin Marin of Belton, as they are marking the | ||
| 100th anniversary of the birth of their cherished matriarch; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Basilio Arreguin and Severiana | ||
| Ramirez, the former Josie Arreguin was born in Piedras Negras, | ||
| Coahuila, Mexico, in 1923; her family immigrated to Central Texas | ||
| at the end of that year and lived in the Three Forks area; in 1948, | ||
| she settled in Belton; she had a tremendous work ethic and not only | ||
| picked crops all across the country for many years, but also spent | ||
| more than a half century employed in cleaning services, working for | ||
| Pittman's Cleaners, Genesco Manufacturing, Torpedo Cleaning | ||
| Service, and Comet Cleaners; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Marin was a devout Catholic, and she expressed | ||
| her strong faith through service to her community; she was a | ||
| founding member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton and | ||
| gave generously of her time and talents to the Women's Ministry, the | ||
| Guadalupanos, the KJCT, the food pantry, and other parish programs; | ||
| warm and kind to all she encountered, she was ever guided by the | ||
| Golden Rule; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated to her family, Mrs. Marin was the proud | ||
| mother of seven children, Francesca, Jessie, Louise "Bel," Sophia, | ||
| Dora, Mary, and Daniel; she wed the love of her life, Juan Marin, in | ||
| 1981, and their journey together was filled with joy; through the | ||
| years, Mrs. Marin was blessed with 20 grandchildren, Frank, Carlos, | ||
| Dolores, Roy, Carmen, Adam, Norma, Andrea, Vidal, James, Augustine, | ||
| Julia, Paula, Christina, Thomas, Severiana, Emilio, Greg, | ||
| Jacqueline, and Dan, as well as 32 great-grandchildren and 22 | ||
| great-great-grandchildren; when her descendants visited, they | ||
| often found her tending her garden, ready to greet them with a smile | ||
| and a story; she also had a faithful companion in her beloved dog, | ||
| Blitz; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Josie Marin passed away on April 10, 2021, | ||
| at the age of 98, she left a legacy of faith and charity that | ||
| continues to inspire all who were privileged to know her, and 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of Josephine Arreguin | ||
| Marin and commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Shine | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 910 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
