Bill Text: TX SR99 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Gilberto Borja on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR99 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR99-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Gilberto Borja on the grand occasion of his 90th | ||
| birthday; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gilberto Borja was born February 2, 1923, in | ||
| Brownsville; a 1941 graduate of Brownsville High School, he | ||
| enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and served during | ||
| World War II at Moore Field in Mission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He married Lillian Longoria in 1944, and the | ||
| couple enjoyed more than four decades of life together, raising | ||
| three daughters; he married Emma Elizondo in 1987, and they moved | ||
| to Austin in 2012 to be near their children; he has been blessed | ||
| with five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Borja worked for the United States Postal | ||
| Service for 36 years, rising to the position of director of | ||
| postal operations and retiring as an assistant postmaster; he was | ||
| affiliated with the Valley Federal Credit Union for more than 60 | ||
| years and served on its board of directors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Borja is a devout Catholic who practices his | ||
| faith in his daily life; through the years, he has served the | ||
| Diocese of Brownsville and Saint Mary's Catholic Church with | ||
| devotion and passion; he has been active in the Serra Club and | ||
| served as its president and governor, and he and his wife | ||
| provided a Eucharistic service and communion to residents of the | ||
| Spanish Meadows Nursing Home for more than 20 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A respected and admired member of his community, | ||
| he is noted for his courage, his compassion for others, and his | ||
| enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, | ||
| 83rd Legislature, hereby commend Gilberto Borja on his many | ||
| outstanding achievements and extend to him best wishes for a | ||
| memorable 90th birthday celebration; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 30, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
