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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A respected businessman and a cherished friend to |
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many, Eladio Carrera of Rio Grande City passed away on January 8, |
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2009, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, "Lalo" Carrera was born in Rio Grande City on |
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November 29, 1926, to Santana and Benita Carrera; he graduated from |
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Rio Grande City High School in 1944 and went on to letter in |
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basketball at Edinburg Junior College; answering his nation's call |
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to duty during World War II, he served as a member of the U.S. Army |
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assigned to the 15th Field Artillery Battalion; he participated in |
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the occupation of Italy and was honorably discharged with the rank |
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of corporal in 1947; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Carrera earned a |
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bachelor's degree in business administration from The University of |
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Texas at Austin in 1950 and that same year returned to his hometown, |
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where he partnered with his father and brother to open Twin Palms |
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Food Center; he operated the business with integrity and |
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compassion, extending interest-free credit to local families |
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unable to pay cash for their groceries, and retired in 1993 after |
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more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carrera subsequently pursued his interests in |
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ranching and real estate and provided facilities at no cost to local |
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religious and public service organizations; tracing his own roots |
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in the area back to the early 1840s, he further contributed to his |
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community through his extensive genealogical knowledge of the Rio |
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Grande Valley's pioneer Hispanic families; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Carrera enjoyed meeting |
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with longtime friends for coffee and conversation; above all else, |
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he was devoted to his wife of 56 years, Ines Guerra Carrera, and |
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their five children; and |
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WHEREAS, Lalo Carrera was deeply committed to his family and |
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his fellow citizens, and though he is greatly missed, memories of |
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his wry sense of humor and his warm and caring nature will long |
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endure in the hearts of all those who held him dear; now, therefore, |
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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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Eladio Carrera and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Eladio Carrera and his wife, Ginette, |
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Victor Carrera and his wife, Lena, Minerva Carrera, Gloria Lammers, |
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and Daniel Carrera; to his grandchildren, Aaron, Carlos, and Olivia |
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Lammers and Monique, Alexandro, Marisa, Marielle, Cristian, and |
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Isaac Carrera; to his step-granddaughter, Celena Avila; to his |
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sisters, Alicia Carrera, Imelda Carrera, and Ana Maria Salinas; and |
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to his other relatives and many 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 Lalo |
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Carrera. |