Bill Text: TX SR99 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Gilberto Borja on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR99 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR99-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Gilberto Borja on the grand occasion of his 90th | ||
birthday; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gilberto Borja was born February 2, 1923, in | ||
Brownsville; a 1941 graduate of Brownsville High School, he | ||
enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and served during | ||
World War II at Moore Field in Mission; and | ||
WHEREAS, He married Lillian Longoria in 1944, and the | ||
couple enjoyed more than four decades of life together, raising | ||
three daughters; he married Emma Elizondo in 1987, and they moved | ||
to Austin in 2012 to be near their children; he has been blessed | ||
with five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Borja worked for the United States Postal | ||
Service for 36 years, rising to the position of director of | ||
postal operations and retiring as an assistant postmaster; he was | ||
affiliated with the Valley Federal Credit Union for more than 60 | ||
years and served on its board of directors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Borja is a devout Catholic who practices his | ||
faith in his daily life; through the years, he has served the | ||
Diocese of Brownsville and Saint Mary's Catholic Church with | ||
devotion and passion; he has been active in the Serra Club and | ||
served as its president and governor, and he and his wife | ||
provided a Eucharistic service and communion to residents of the | ||
Spanish Meadows Nursing Home for more than 20 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, A respected and admired member of his community, | ||
he is noted for his courage, his compassion for others, and his | ||
enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
83rd Legislature, hereby commend Gilberto Borja on his many | ||
outstanding achievements and extend to him best wishes for a | ||
memorable 90th birthday celebration; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Lucio | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 30, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |