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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jovita Rebecca Guevara of Benavides has |
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distinguished herself as a member of the local business community, |
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and her dedication and generosity of spirit have earned her the |
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heartfelt admiration of many people; and |
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WHEREAS, The proprietor of Jovita's Beauty Salon, Mrs. |
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Guevara opened her shop in the late 1950s, and at 83, she continues |
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to run it in order to serve her faithful customers; she even makes |
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occasional house calls to attend to clients in ill health; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Stockdale on November 28, 1927, Mrs. Guevara |
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is the daughter of Jilma and Alvaro Guevara; she attended school in |
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Benavides and participated in sports and played string bass in the |
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band; after graduating, she lived with her aunt in San Antonio and |
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walked a half-mile to the bus stop every day in order to attend |
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Johnson's Beauty Academy downtown; she returned to Benavides to |
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begin her career in cosmetology and married her high school |
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sweetheart, Eloy Carrillo, in 1947; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Guevara opened her first shop above a drug |
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store and worked there for eight years while raising her first two |
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children, Carlos Ruben and Filiberto Xavier; later, she and her |
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husband built a home with the assistance of her father, a carpenter |
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by trade, and they added space to house Jovita's Beauty Salon; her |
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family grew to include three more children, Lili Yvonne, Eloy |
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Adrian, and Rhonda Rebecca, and while she styled hair, her |
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customers enjoyed rocking the little ones or entertaining them in |
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their playpens; during that period, she renovated and expanded the |
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salon; Mrs. Guevara today enjoys the support and encouragement of |
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10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Jovita's Beauty Salon has |
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been a fixture in the community, and through her talent, |
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entrepreneurship, and caring commitment to her customers, Jovita |
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Guevara has earned the admiration of all who are privileged to know |
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her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Jovita Rebecca Guevara for her |
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accomplishments and contributions and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Guevara as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |