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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 815
2	2	WHEREAS, Sister Norma Gutierrez is being recognized
3	3	posthumously as an Unsung Hero by the Westside Development
4	4	Corporation at its 2015 Westside Honors Exitos en Nuestro Barrio
5	5	Gala, taking place in San Antonio on May 21; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Born in Mercedes in 1955, Sister Gutierrez was a
7	7	student at The University of Texas--Pan American when she heard
8	8	Mother Teresa speak during a trip to the Alamo City; she was moved
9	9	to devote herself to the religious life, and in 1979, she took her
10	10	vows in San Antonio as a sister of the Missionary Catechists of
11	11	Divine Providence; later, she completed her master's degree in
12	12	theology with a minor in philosophy at Our Lady of the Lake
13	13	University, the institution founded by her order; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Sister Gutierrez served as director of a youth
15	15	ministry in Fresno, California, before returning to San Antonio
16	16	to work at Saint Peter-Saint Joseph Children's Home;
17	17	subsequently, she directed a youth ministry in Austin and served
18	18	in a youth ministry in Washington, D.C.; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In the early 1990s, Sister Gutierrez took a
20	20	sabbatical in New Hampshire to reflect on her spiritual path; she
21	21	had the opportunity to learn from noted psychiatrist Elisabeth
22	22	Kübler-Ross, the author of On Death and Dying, and the experience
23	23	inspired her to become a hospital chaplain in order to help
24	24	people at the end of their lives or in medical crisis; after
25	25	serving in California, Maryland, and New Mexico, she returned to
26	26	Texas and counseled patients in the Houston area, most recently
27	27	at St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Sister Gutierrez had been successfully treated
29	29	for renal cancer in 1997, but in October 2014, the disease was
30	30	found to have recurred and metastasized; rather than undergo
31	31	chemotherapy, she chose to dedicate her remaining time to her
32	32	important work; she had such great concern for others that when
33	33	nurses stopped in to care for her, she urged them to move on to
34	34	those who might need them more; she passed away in San Antonio on
35	35	December 23, 2014, at the age of 59; and
36	36	WHEREAS, A woman of deep altruism, Sister Norma Gutierrez
37	37	expressed her faith by offering solace and hope, bringing light
38	38	to people in their darkest hours, and her selflessness is an
39	39	enduring source of inspiration to all; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
41	41	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Sister Norma
42	42	Gutierrez on the occasion of her posthumous recognition as an
43	43	Unsung Hero by the Westside Development Corporation; and, be
44	44	it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
46	46	prepared for the family of Sister Gutierrez as an expression of
47	47	high regard from the Texas Senate.
48	48	Menéndez
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on May 14, 2015.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate