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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 885
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In Memory |
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of |
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Natalie Cowen Gonzalez |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez, who died |
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April 15, 2017, at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, Natalie Gonzalez was born June 29, 1973, in |
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Denton; she graduated from Pace High School in Brownsville in |
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1991 and from The University of Texas at Austin School of |
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Journalism in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Her professional life included stints in |
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advertising and marketing, public relations, and corporate |
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talent recruiting; she received frequent recognition for her |
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work, and she was honored to be elected chair of the Houston |
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Chapter of the American Advertising Federation; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her |
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daily life, she served as director of an Early Childhood ministry |
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and worked as a Christian life coach; she was an avid traveler |
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whose journeys included a mission trip to Uganda; and |
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WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Ignacio Gonzalez, |
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were blessed with two daughters, Mia and Ava; she took great |
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pride in her family's talents and artistic endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, grace, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her strong principles, her |
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generous spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted daughter, wife, and mother, and |
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she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by her |
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family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez. |
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Lucio |
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| Bettencourt |
Hinojosa |
Rodríguez |
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| Birdwell |
Huffines |
Schwertner |
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| Buckingham |
Huffman |
Seliger |
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| Burton |
Hughes |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Campbell |
Kolkhorst |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Creighton |
Menéndez |
Uresti |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 29, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |