Tag Archives: Ric Tamez

Giving With Full Hearts On Thanksgiving

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The group forms a circle with each family after delivering a Thanksgiving dinner, praying over them and with them, in gratitude and solidarity.

For many across the Rio Grande Valley and the nation, November symbolizes food, fellowship and family. The month is rife with fall festivals. We find an abundance of turkeys in local supermarkets. Gratitude takes a front-row seat. November marks an anniversary of fellowship for a group of men in McAllen. They share a commitment to broadening the definition of “family.” It all started in 2017 when former Mission Police Chief…

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Former Officer Finds New Life In Business

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Though they appear to be common household items, each of these is actually a diversion safe.

Ric Tamez moved back home to McAllen in the early 1980s after working for Kroger in Corpus Christi. He soon realized he should have secured a job before returning.  “I was young and stupid, and before long, I was desperate,” Tamez said.  He moved back in with his parents with only $200 to his name when he received a job offer to work as a teller at Texas State Bank. That…

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