Texas HR 260: Commending Sandy Joyce for serving as Democratic Party precinct chair of Precinct 1059 in House District 95.

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89(R) HR 260 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 260

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The family and friends of Bianca Elise Ambriz of 

  

 Poteet suffered an immeasurable loss with her untimely passing on 

  

 January 24, 2025, at the age of 43; and

  

        WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on November 25, 1981, Bianca 

  

 Ambriz was the daughter of Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and 

  

 Judith Willingham; granddaughter of Mary Esther Bernal and former 

  

 state representative, state senator, and State Board of Education 

  

 member Joe Bernal; she was affectionately known as "Binx" from an 

  

 early age; devoted to her husband, Justin Ambriz, and daughter, 

  

 Julia Ann McDonald, she brought new meaning to the term 

  

 "homemaker," taking on spontaneous construction projects as well as 

  

 cooking delicious meals, whether in the kitchen or on the grill; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz provided full-time care for a team of 

  

 horses, and she fostered community among the many friends who 

  

 shared her love of rodeo, including fellow members of the 

  

 Bluebonnet Barrel Racing Association; admired as a true cowgirl, 

  

 she was fearless and athletic, having found healing, strength, and 

  

 serenity in her work with horses; and

  

        WHEREAS, Both fun-loving and hardworking, Mrs. Ambriz was 

  

 licensed in the securities industry; she excelled in her career 

  

 with Citi Wealth Management, easily grasping complex procedures and 

  

 systems; every weekday, she was immersed in her tasks by 6:30 a.m., 

  

 and any time a client had an account issue, she resolved it with 

  

 dispatch; she was a generous mentor, maintaining high standards on 

  

 her team while also nurturing her "work family"; her colleagues 

  

 enjoyed seeing her videos of her daughter on horseback and her pets, 

  

 among them treasured miniature Australian shepherd Slider; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz was sustained by her loved ones and 

  

 strong faith in her courageous battle against cancer; she passed 

  

 away one day before her grandfather, former state senator Joe 

  

 J. Bernal, and two days before her grandmother, Elida Hernandez; 

  

 preceding her in death were her grandparents, Candelaria Peña, 

  

 Mary-Esther Bernal, and Michael and Josefa Willingham; and

  

        WHEREAS, Bianca Ambriz led a life that was rich in the 

  

 intangibles that matter most, and she will forever hold a special 

  

 place in the hearts of all who were privileged to share in her love 

  

 and affection; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bianca Elise Ambriz 

  

 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 

  

 husband, Justin Ambriz; to her daughter, Julia Ann McDonald; to her 

  

 parents, Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and Judith Willingham; 

  

 to her siblings, George, Michael, Carlos, Gabriel, Jeremy, and 

  

 Jacqueline; to her grandmother, Frances Moya; and to her many 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 Bianca 

   

 Ambriz.

  

   

 Martinez Fischer

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 260 was unanimously adopted by a 

   

 rising vote of the House on March 6, 2025.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House