SR 86 — Celebrating the life of Viviana Oxlaj Prez.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23100254DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. January 11, 2023 N Prefiled December 16, 2022 Celebrating the life of Viviana Ox´rez.e T –––––––––– R Patrons––Favola and Howell O –––––––––– WHEREAS, Viviana Oxlaj Pe ´rez, a beloved mother of six who brought comfort and relief to maDy August 1, 2022;

androviding86 homemadeE foodN andCelebrating refreshments at locations throughout Arlington, dUed on WHEREAS, after moving to the Unitedlife Statesof from Guatemala, Viviana OxlajOxla´rez. Pe´rez helped to support her family by selling food and drinks out of coolers that she transported around Arlington on the back of a large cargo tricycle;

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andghborhood and 6earning her a reputation as a hard worker with a strong WHEREAS, despite modest means, Viviana Oxlaj Pe ´rez willregularly bedonated fondlyhome-cooked rememberedtamales during teacher appreciation weeks at schools throughout Arlington and dearlyoften missedprovided bycustomers herwho lovingS husband,were herin childrenneed andwith theirfood families;free of charge;

and 8 GoFundMe account established to help her family return her remains to Guatemala surpassed $30,000 inE a matter of days;

and R WHEREAS, Viviana Oxlaj Pe ´rez will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving husband, her children and their families;

now, therefore,theRESOLVED, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Viviana Oxlaj P´rez, a treasured member of the Arlington community whose kind and generous spirit touched countless lives;

and, be itofit the Arlington community whose kind and generous spirit touched RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentationher memory.n to the family of Viviana Ox´rezOxla´rez as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory.