Bill Text: TX HR2002 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Olga R. Gomez of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR2002 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2002-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2002 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Olga R. Gomez of Houston on February 16, 2011, at the age | ||
| of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on June 6, 1928, to Clotilde and Rafael | ||
| Rodriguez, the former Olga Rodriguez was married to Camilo Gomez in | ||
| November 1956; the couple were blessed with three daughters, | ||
| Gloria, Olga, and Norma, as well as four grandchildren and five | ||
| great-grandchildren, and they enjoyed a close and rewarding union | ||
| until Mr. Gomez's death on December 29, 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Gomez owned Camilo's Jewelry, a | ||
| jewelry manufacturing, repair, and retail business; a skilled | ||
| businesswoman, Mrs. Gomez was instrumental in marketing her | ||
| husband's creative talent, and her outgoing personality and hard | ||
| work greatly contributed to the success of their retail store; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Long active in the community, Mrs. Gomez often had | ||
| occasion to exercise her considerable leadership skills; she | ||
| belonged to Club Familias Unidas and the League of United Latin | ||
| American Citizens, and she gloried in the great richness of | ||
| Hispanic culture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gomez was a valued parishioner of St. Cecilia | ||
| Catholic Church, where she devoted many hours to practicing and | ||
| performing with the choir; an enthusiastic singer, she would lift | ||
| her strong voice in song at any and every opportunity; above all | ||
| else, Mrs. Gomez loved spending time with her family, and she | ||
| hosted many family gatherings at her homes in Spring Branch and in | ||
| Surfside Beach; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Olga Gomez brightened the lives of all those who | ||
| were fortunate enough to know her, and she will be fondly remembered | ||
| and deeply missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Olga R. Gomez and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria Gayle and Elias Rivas, Olga and | ||
| Scott Leonard, and Norma and J. D. McGraw; to her grandchildren, | ||
| Victor Rivas, Virginia Ochoa, and Joshua and Kim Leonard; to her | ||
| great-grandchildren, Brandon, Briaunna, and Bella Rivas and Taylor | ||
| and Thomas Ochoa; to her sisters, Yolanda Montelongo, Ninfa Luera, | ||
| Minerva Davila, Rosalinda Baylor, and Dahlia Fernandez; to her | ||
| brother, Roland Rodriguez; to her brother-in-law, Oscar Gomez, and | ||
| his wife, Lillie; to her sister-in-law, Lita Gomez; and to her other | ||
| relatives and 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 Olga | ||
| R. Gomez. | ||
| Bohac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2002 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
