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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
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In Memory |
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Ray Ramón |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Ray Ramón, who died May 25, 2017, at the |
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age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Ray Ramón was born on January 16, 1938, in Rio |
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Grande City, to José and Natividad Ramón; he graduated from |
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Weslaco High School in 1957, and in 1961, he earned a degree from |
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Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.; he went on to serve in |
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the office of Congressman Joe Kilgore; and |
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WHEREAS, He returned to the Rio Grande Valley in 1966 as |
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head of the Cameron County Community Projects, a federal |
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antipoverty program; in 1971, he became Cameron County's |
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youngest and first Latino county judge; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career, |
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Mr. Ramón was a champion for the poor and disadvantaged people of |
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the county; he also played an important role in the incorporation |
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of South Padre Island, and he was instrumental in the completion |
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of the Queen Isabella Causeway and the construction of the Los |
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Indios Free Trade Bridge; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a man of courage and determination who was |
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noted for his humor and charisma; he loved the Rio Grande Valley |
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and its people, and his skill as a storyteller, his passion for |
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the outdoors, and his enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest will not be forgotten by those who were privileged to |
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share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a loving father and grandfather, and he |
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leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by his |
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family and his many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences |
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to the bereaved family of Ray Ramón; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Ray Ramón. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 19, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |