Bill Text: TX SR63 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Petra Margarita Gonzales on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-19 - Reported enrolled [SR63 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR63-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay | ||
| tribute to Petra Margarita Gonzales on the grand occasion of her | ||
| 90th birthday; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Petra Margarita Herrera was born July 23, 1923, to | ||
| Fidencio Herrera and Maxima Ramos; she married Frank Y. Gonzales, | ||
| and she is a lifelong resident of Bexar County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzales is the beloved matriarch of four | ||
| generations of family members; in addition to her five children, | ||
| she has 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one | ||
| great-great-grandchild; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She has been an active community member | ||
| throughout her life; while raising her family, she contributed to | ||
| many educational and civic organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This distinguished lady has dedicated much of her | ||
| time to the electoral process and raising awareness of the | ||
| privilege and duty of voting; during the 1960s, she was among the | ||
| first Hispanics to serve as an election clerk and an election | ||
| presiding judge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After ending her service with the Bexar County | ||
| Election Department in 2001, she continued working in electoral | ||
| polling, and while in her 80s, she worked for President Barack | ||
| Obama's 2008 election campaign; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzales is beloved by her family, friends, | ||
| and community members, and her lifelong commitment to the | ||
| democratic process serves as a shining example to us all; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize Petra | ||
| Margarita Gonzales as a treasured citizen of Bexar County and | ||
| extend to her best wishes on her 90th birthday; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as a memento of this special day in her life. | ||
| Van de Putte | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 19, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
