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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Jesus Maria Gamez III of San Antonio, who passed away on March |
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20, 2012, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, "Jesse" Gamez was born on August 2, 1942, in Crystal |
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City to Jesus Maria Gamez, Jr., and Esther Varela; after graduating |
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from Crystal City High School, he enrolled at Southwest Texas |
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Junior College and later earned his bachelor's degree from |
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St. Mary's University in San Antonio; he went on to study at the |
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St. Mary's School of Law and passed the state bar exam and became a |
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licensed attorney in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gamez began his legal career by working in the |
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office of well-known San Antonio lawyer Pat Maloney, then started |
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his own private practice in civil and criminal law; his skill as an |
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attorney brought him notable success, but he remained a dedicated |
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champion of the less fortunate throughout his life; he also played a |
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very active role in the Hispanic civil rights movement in South |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Always willing to extend a helping hand, he |
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established a scholarship fund to aid students at the St. Mary's |
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School of Law and did the same for high school students in Crystal |
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City; he further assisted his hometown and the surrounding area by |
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providing weapons training for the city's police force and for the |
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Zavala County Sheriff's Department, a practice that stemmed from |
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his hobbies of hunting and collecting firearms; the community paid |
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tribute to his contributions by naming a migrant school in his |
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honor; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Diana Palacios Gamez, and he took great pride |
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in his children, stepchildren, and grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished professional who devoted himself to |
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improving the world around him, Jesse Gamez will be deeply missed, |
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but the generosity and dedication with which he lived his life will |
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forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jesus Maria Gamez III |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Diana Palacios Gamez; to his daughters, Ester Jean Gamez and |
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Selina Gamez Maloney and her husband, Pat; to his sons, Jesus Gamez |
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IV, Armando "Sonny" Garcia, and Rey David Garcia; to his |
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grandchildren, Patrick, Connor, and Kyla Maloney and Adriana and |
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Giselle Garcia; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Jesus Maria |
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Gamez III. |