Bill Text: TX SR745 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Martin Siller Cuellar Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Reported enrolled [SR745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR745-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Martin Siller Cuellar Sr. | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Laredo in mourning the loss of Martin Siller Cuellar | ||
Sr. of Laredo, who died April 13, 2019, at the age of 92; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born May 22, 1926, in Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas, | ||
Mexico, Martin Cuellar was a beloved gentleman who enriched the | ||
lives of those who knew him through his wisdom, his integrity, | ||
and the kindness he bestowed on friends and strangers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Martin Cuellar met Odilia Perez in the plaza in | ||
his hometown, and they soon married and immigrated to the | ||
United States; Martin took on migrant work in Utah, Idaho, and | ||
Colorado, and he and Odilia moved to Laredo after starting | ||
their family; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Cuellar reared their eight children | ||
by loving example; Mr. Cuellar provided for his family as a | ||
laborer and ranch manager, and he taught his children that | ||
dignity comes with an honest living and that all people are | ||
deserving of kindness and respect; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cuellar was grateful for the opportunities he | ||
found in his adopted country and was proud to become a | ||
naturalized citizen of the United States; he was beloved by many, | ||
and memories of him long will be treasured by those privileged to | ||
share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature,herebyextendsincerecondolencestothebereaved | ||
family of Martin Siller Cuellar Sr.: his children, Henry | ||
Cuellar, Carlos Cuellar, Martin Cuellar Jr., Tony Cuellar, Jorge | ||
Cuellar, Odilia Cuellar, Rosie Cuellar, and Manuel Cuellar, and | ||
his eighteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one | ||
great-great-granddaughter; 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 Martin Cuellar Sr. | ||
Zaffirini | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 15, 2019, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |