1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 885 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Natalie Cowen Gonzalez |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez, who died |
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7 | 7 | | April 15, 2017, at the age of 43; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Natalie Gonzalez was born June 29, 1973, in |
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9 | 9 | | Denton; she graduated from Pace High School in Brownsville in |
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10 | 10 | | 1991 and from The University of Texas at Austin School of |
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11 | 11 | | Journalism in 1997; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Her professional life included stints in |
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13 | 13 | | advertising and marketing, public relations, and corporate |
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14 | 14 | | talent recruiting; she received frequent recognition for her |
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15 | 15 | | work, and she was honored to be elected chair of the Houston |
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16 | 16 | | Chapter of the American Advertising Federation; and |
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17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her |
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18 | 18 | | daily life, she served as director of an Early Childhood ministry |
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19 | 19 | | and worked as a Christian life coach; she was an avid traveler |
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20 | 20 | | whose journeys included a mission trip to Uganda; and |
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21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, She and her beloved husband, Ignacio Gonzalez, |
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22 | 22 | | were blessed with two daughters, Mia and Ava; she took great |
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23 | 23 | | pride in her family's talents and artistic endeavors; and |
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24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A woman of courage, grace, and compassion, she |
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25 | 25 | | gave unselfishly to others, and her strong principles, her |
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26 | 26 | | generous spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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27 | 27 | | fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, She was a devoted daughter, wife, and mother, and |
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29 | 29 | | she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by her |
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30 | 30 | | family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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33 | 33 | | family of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez; and, be it further |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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35 | 35 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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36 | 36 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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37 | 37 | | memory of Natalie Cowen Gonzalez. |
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38 | 38 | | Lucio |
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39 | 39 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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40 | 40 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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41 | 41 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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42 | 42 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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43 | 43 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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44 | 44 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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45 | 45 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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46 | 46 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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47 | 47 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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48 | 48 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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49 | 49 | | Creighton Menéndez Uresti Creighton Menéndez Uresti |
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50 | 50 | | Creighton Menéndez Uresti |
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51 | 51 | | Estes Miles Watson Estes Miles Watson |
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52 | 52 | | Estes Miles Watson |
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53 | 53 | | Garcia Nelson West Garcia Nelson West |
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54 | 54 | | Garcia Nelson West |
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55 | 55 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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56 | 56 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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57 | 57 | | Hancock Perry Zaffirini Hancock Perry Zaffirini |
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58 | 58 | | Hancock Perry Zaffirini |
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59 | 59 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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60 | 60 | | ________________________________ |
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61 | 61 | | President of the Senate |
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62 | 62 | | I hereby certify that the |
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63 | 63 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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64 | 64 | | the Senate on May 29, 2017, by a |
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65 | 65 | | rising vote. |
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66 | 66 | | ________________________________ |
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67 | 67 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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68 | 68 | | ________________________________ |
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69 | 69 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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70 | 70 | | |
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71 | 71 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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72 | 72 | | |
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73 | 73 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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74 | 74 | | |
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75 | 75 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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76 | 76 | | |
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77 | 77 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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78 | 78 | | |
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79 | 79 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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80 | 80 | | |
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81 | 81 | | Creighton Menéndez Uresti |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | Estes Miles Watson |
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84 | 84 | | |
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85 | 85 | | Garcia Nelson West |
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86 | 86 | | |
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87 | 87 | | Hall Nichols Whitmire |
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88 | 88 | | |
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89 | 89 | | Hancock Perry Zaffirini |
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