SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1047
In Memory
of
John Evangelista Gutierrez
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of John Evangelista Gutierrez, who died
May 8, 2013, at the age of 89; and
WHEREAS, John was born December 27, 1923, in Hills Prairie,
Texas; in the 1940s, he attended the Colegio de Montemorelos in
Mexico, and in the early 1950s, he moved his family to
Collegedale, Tennessee, where he attended Southern Missionary
College; and
WHEREAS, As a college student, he worked at the campus
cabinet shop and discovered a passion for woodworking; when his
classmate, Bill Hulsey, established Collegedale Cabinets,
Incorporated, in 1956, John joined him in the business; the
company designed and manufactured furniture for schools and
other institutions; and
WHEREAS, A naturally gifted craftsman, John helped to
build the business over the next decades; by the time he retired
in 1992, he had served as plant manager and as vice president of
manufacturing; and
WHEREAS, After his retirement, John returned to Texas and
started his own company, Texas Wood Products, in Austin; he
continued to enjoy creating beautiful pieces of furniture
despite struggling periodically with health issues; and
WHEREAS, John was preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Alvina; he was a proud father and a beloved brother, and he showed
his family what it means to live every day to its fullest; John
will be dearly missed by his children, Arthur and Sylvia, his
granddaughter, Kristina, and his brothers and sisters, and many
other family members; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of John Evangelista Gutierrez; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of John Gutierrez.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 23, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate