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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Ricardo A. Arzamendi of Brownsville, who died on June 18, 2011, |
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at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Ricardo Arzamendi was born in Brownsville on October |
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25, 1938, to Francisco B. and Cleotilde Arzamendi; he married the |
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former Maria Ofelia Castro, and the couple were blessed with three |
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daughters, Melissa, Melinda, and Regina, and shared nearly five |
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decades together; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Arzamendi owned and operated several automotive |
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businesses over the course of his life, and in his leisure time, he |
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loved hunting and fishing; known for his fun-loving nature and |
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sense of humor, he enjoyed playing pranks on his family and friends, |
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and he especially delighted in time spent with his seven |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A former altar boy at St. Thomas Catholic Church, |
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Mr. Arzamendi later became a parishioner of St. Joseph's Catholic |
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Church, and he attended the noon Mass every day at the Cathedral of |
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the Immaculate Conception; and |
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WHEREAS, Ricardo Arzamendi lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around his faith and his family, and he will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all those who held him dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Ricardo A. Arzamendi and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Maria Ofelia Castro Arzamendi; to his |
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daughters, Melissa Ann Avila and her husband, Albert, Melinda |
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Cecilia Arzamendi, and Regina Marie Moreno and her husband, Jose; |
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to his grandchildren, Matthew, Clarissa, Alexander, Sarah, Jacob, |
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Bianca, and Jose; to his sisters, Mary Rose Cardenas and her |
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husband, Renato, and Bertha Cantu and her husband, George; to his |
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sister-in-law, Mary Ann Cleary Arzamendi; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ricardo |
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A. Arzamendi. |