Bill Text: TX SR27 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Ezequiel Silva Sr. and Maria Anita Ramirez Silva on the occasion of their 75th wedding anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-19 - Reported enrolled [SR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR27-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of | ||
| mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Ezequiel and Maria | ||
| Anita Ramirez Silva of Brownsville are celebrating this joyous | ||
| milestone in their marriage on October 23, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ezequiel Silva Sr. and the former Anita Ramirez | ||
| first met at a picnic on Easter Sunday in Brownsville in 1947; | ||
| looking dapper in his double-breasted suit, Mr. Silva caught the | ||
| eye of Ms. Ramirez, a recent Brownsville High School graduate; | ||
| after a courtship that included dates at the Capitol cinema and | ||
| dancing at the El Jardin Hotel, the couple were joined in | ||
| matrimony in 1948 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in | ||
| Brownsville; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Shortly after their union, Mr. and Mrs. Silva | ||
| settled in Brownsville to raise their family, which today | ||
| includes their five children, Ezequiel Silva Jr. and his wife, | ||
| Shirley, Hector Silva and his wife, Rosaura, Cynthia Silva | ||
| Martinez and her husband, Jose, Patsy Schanbaum and her husband, | ||
| Robert, and Daniel Rene Silva and his wife, Leticia; they have | ||
| been further blessed with 12 grandchildren, Ezequiel Silva III | ||
| and his wife, Erika, Marcus Silva and his wife, Natalie, Natalie | ||
| Lahti and her husband, Steve, Lauren Flores and her husband, Roy, | ||
| Sara Zamora and her husband, Rolando, Chris Martinez and his | ||
| wife, Cear, Nicholaus Schanbaum and his wife, Terri, Kimberly | ||
| Woolston and her husband, Jacob, Roni Bauman and her husband, | ||
| Brandon, Jamie Ann Schanbaum, and Eric and Danielle Silva, as | ||
| well as 17 great-grandchildren, Sophie, Matthew, Anthony, and | ||
| Aaron Silva, Ethan Carlson, Ethan and Judah Lahti, Evan and Evie | ||
| Flores, Michael and Sofia Zamora, Emily and Mason Schanbaum, | ||
| Logan and Brody Woolston, and Bobbie and Brenton Bauman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Silva have enjoyed seven and a half | ||
| decades of abiding love and affection for each other, and they | ||
| are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such | ||
| a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ezequiel | ||
| Silva Sr. and Maria Anita Ramirez Silva on their 75th wedding | ||
| anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Silva as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 19, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
