Bill Text: TX SR49 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Janie G. Martinez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-12 - Reported enrolled [SR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR49-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Janie G. Martinez | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of noted restaurateur | ||
Janie G. Martinez, who died June 1, 2013, at the age of 90; and | ||
WHEREAS, Janie Martinez was born July 2, 1922, to Maria and | ||
Urbano Gaitan; she grew up in Travis County during the Great | ||
Depression and learned how to cook while helping her widowed | ||
mother raise their family; and | ||
WHEREAS, She and her husband, the late Matt G. Martinez, | ||
Sr., opened Matt's El Rancho in downtown Austin in 1952; although | ||
Mr. Martinez was the public face and voice of the restaurant, it | ||
was Mrs. Martinez who was the guiding force in the kitchen, and | ||
the restaurant continues to use many of her recipes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, Matt's El Rancho was a favorite | ||
of Austinites from all walks of life, thanks largely to her | ||
insistence that everything be made from scratch each day and her | ||
commitment to cooking for her customers as she would for her own | ||
family; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Martinez was the devoted matriarch of a large | ||
and loving family; she and her husband raised four children, | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, dignity, and compassion, she | ||
gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued | ||
counsel will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to | ||
share in her life; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Janie G. Martinez; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 12, 2013, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |