Bill Text: TX SR33 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ray Ramón.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-19 - Reported enrolled [SR33 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR33-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Ray Ramón | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Ray Ramón, who died May 25, 2017, at the | ||
| age of 79; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ray Ramón was born on January 16, 1938, in Rio | ||
| Grande City, to José and Natividad Ramón; he graduated from | ||
| Weslaco High School in 1957, and in 1961, he earned a degree from | ||
| Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.; he went on to serve in | ||
| the office of Congressman Joe Kilgore; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He returned to the Rio Grande Valley in 1966 as | ||
| head of the Cameron County Community Projects, a federal | ||
| antipoverty program; in 1971, he became Cameron County's | ||
| youngest and first Latino county judge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, | ||
| Mr. Ramón was a champion for the poor and disadvantaged people of | ||
| the county; he also played an important role in the incorporation | ||
| of South Padre Island, and he was instrumental in the completion | ||
| of the Queen Isabella Causeway and the construction of the Los | ||
| Indios Free Trade Bridge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a man of courage and determination who was | ||
| noted for his humor and charisma; he loved the Rio Grande Valley | ||
| and its people, and his skill as a storyteller, his passion for | ||
| the outdoors, and his enthusiasm for living each day to the | ||
| fullest will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to | ||
| share in his life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a loving father and grandfather, and he | ||
| leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by his | ||
| family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences | ||
| to the bereaved family of Ray Ramón; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Ray Ramón. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 19, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
