H.R. No. 29

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
	passing of Dr. Alma S nchez P rez of San Angelo on September 11,
	2023, at the age of 78; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Sonora on January 8, 1945, the former Alma
	S nchez was the eldest child of Alfredo and Marcelina S nchez;
	after graduating from Sonora High School in 1963, she earned a
	degree from Angelo State College in 1967; shortly thereafter, she
	married Louis P rez Jr. and moved to Lubbock to begin her career as
	a teacher; the couple relocated to San Angelo in 1974, and they
	shared in the joy of raising three children, Louie, Marisol, and
	Stephanie; in her later years, she delighted in welcoming into her
	family seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, A lifelong activist, Dr. P rez joined the American
	GI Forum as a student and went on to become an active member of
	LULAC; she taught naturalization and English classes to many in her
	community, and she encouraged Mexican Americans to participate in
	civic life and to exercise their right to vote; in addition, she
	served as the director for the religious education program at
	St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered her time on several
	civic advisory boards in the San Angelo community; she and her
	husband also had the distinction of being among the founding owners
	of La Unica Broadcasting, which was established in 1985; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. P rez was a firm believer in education, which
	led her to pursue and complete a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at
	Austin in 2007, when she was 62 years old; her final teaching
	position was a graduate distance learning course at the University
	of Southern California, and she demonstrated her intellectual
	curiosity as an avid reader until the date of her passing; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Alma S nchez P rez inspired those around her
	with her unwavering commitment to her ideals and her determination
	to better the lives of others, and she leaves behind a legacy that
	will forever be cherished by those she leaves behind; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
	of Dr. Alma S nchez P rez and extend sincere sympathy to the
	members of her family: to her children, Louie P rez and his wife,
	Amy, Marisol P rez and her husband, David Armend riz, and Stephanie
	Minjarez and her husband, Jesse Rene; to her grandchildren, Jordan
	Rene Minjarez and his wife, Yvonne, Joshua and Jonah Minjarez,
	Karina and Andrew P rez, and Xim na and X tchitl Armend riz; to her
	great-grandchildren, Anali Montserrat and Amiyah Minjarez; and to
	her other relatives and many dear friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Alma
	S nchez P rez.
	Darby
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on November 1, 2023.
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	Chief Clerk of the House