SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1007
	In Memory
	of
	Alicia Cantu Gomez
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
	of Brownsville in mourning the loss of Alicia Cantu Gomez, who
	died May 1, 2015, at the age of 87; and
	WHEREAS, Alicia Gomez was born in Brownsville on July 17,
	1927, the only child of Manuel Cantu Lapierre and Guadalupe
	Garcia Gomez; she graduated from Villa Maria High School; and
	WHEREAS, Shortly after her graduation, she married Mariano
	Chapa Garcia; they raised four children together and were blessed
	with five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, She instilled in her children the values of
	honesty, fairness, unity, and love; she believed strongly in the
	importance of education, and she endured many sacrifices to
	ensure that her children were educated in private schools and
	that they went on to become university graduates; and
	WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she
	gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her generous spirit,
	and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be
	forgotten; and
	WHEREAS, She was the beloved matriarch of her large and
	loving extended family, and she leaves behind memories that will
	be treasured forever by all who were privileged to share in her
	life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
	family of Alicia Cantu Gomez; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	her 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 Alicia Cantu Gomez.
	Lucio
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on May 26, 2015, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate