1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 393 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Local dignitaries and other members of the |
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3 | 3 | | community gathered together on April 10, 2021, for the |
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4 | 4 | | groundbreaking of Cole Gordon's Helping Hands Ranch in Alvin; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The ranch is dedicated to the memory of Cole |
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6 | 6 | | Gordon, a Friendswood High School student who made immeasurable |
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7 | 7 | | contributions to his community before his passing on September |
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8 | 8 | | 22, 2019, at the age of 17; the son of Scott and Heather Gordon, |
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9 | 9 | | Cole was involved in a wide variety of activities and |
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10 | 10 | | organizations, including FFA, the Houston Livestock Show and |
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11 | 11 | | Rodeo Cookoff, the Lighthouse Charity Team, the Friendswood |
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12 | 12 | | Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary Club Galveston; moreover, he gave |
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13 | 13 | | of his time and talents to help the Friendswood Fire, Police, and |
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14 | 14 | | EMS Departments and Galveston County Emergency Response; he was |
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15 | 15 | | also a valued congregant of Friendswood United Methodist Church; |
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16 | 16 | | during the last nine years of his life, he participated in 750 |
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17 | 17 | | charitable events and made a difference in the lives of thousands |
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18 | 18 | | of people; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Cole's legacy of service lives on through the Cole |
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20 | 20 | | Gordon Helping Hand Foundation, which seeks to provide |
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21 | 21 | | agricultural and environmental education for area children; once |
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22 | 22 | | the organization completes construction on Helping Hands Ranch, |
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23 | 23 | | it will offer young Texans the opportunity to learn various |
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24 | 24 | | skills, such as fishing, raising livestock, and gun safety; and |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, While his journey on this earth ended far too |
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26 | 26 | | soon, Cole Gordon devoted his life to making the world a better |
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27 | 27 | | place, and Helping Hands Ranch will serve as a fitting tribute to |
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28 | 28 | | the memory of this exceptionally kind and generous young man; |
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29 | 29 | | now, therefore, be it |
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30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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31 | 31 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the groundbreaking of Cole |
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32 | 32 | | Gordon's Helping Hands Ranch and extend sincere best wishes to |
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33 | 33 | | all those associated with this worthwhile endeavor; and, be it |
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34 | 34 | | further |
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35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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36 | 36 | | prepared for the ranch as an expression of high regard from the |
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37 | 37 | | Texas Senate. |
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38 | 38 | | Taylor |
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39 | 39 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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40 | 40 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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41 | 41 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton |
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42 | 42 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton |
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43 | 43 | | Birdwell Huffman Perry Birdwell Huffman Perry |
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44 | 44 | | Birdwell Huffman Perry |
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45 | 45 | | Blanco Hughes Powell Blanco Hughes Powell |
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46 | 46 | | Blanco Hughes Powell |
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47 | 47 | | Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Buckingham Johnson Schwertner |
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48 | 48 | | Buckingham Johnson Schwertner |
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49 | 49 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger |
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50 | 50 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger |
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51 | 51 | | Creighton Lucio Springer Creighton Lucio Springer |
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52 | 52 | | Creighton Lucio Springer |
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53 | 53 | | Eckhardt Menéndez West Eckhardt Menéndez West |
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54 | 54 | | Eckhardt Menéndez West |
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55 | 55 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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56 | 56 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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57 | 57 | | Hall Nelson Zaffirini Hall Nelson Zaffirini |
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58 | 58 | | Hall Nelson 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 12, 2021. |
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65 | 65 | | ________________________________ |
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66 | 66 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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67 | 67 | | ________________________________ |
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68 | 68 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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69 | 69 | | |
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70 | 70 | | Alvarado Hancock Nichols |
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71 | 71 | | |
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72 | 72 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton |
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73 | 73 | | |
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74 | 74 | | Birdwell Huffman Perry |
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75 | 75 | | |
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76 | 76 | | Blanco Hughes Powell |
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77 | 77 | | |
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78 | 78 | | Buckingham Johnson Schwertner |
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79 | 79 | | |
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80 | 80 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger |
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81 | 81 | | |
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82 | 82 | | Creighton Lucio Springer |
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83 | 83 | | |
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84 | 84 | | Eckhardt Menéndez West |
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85 | 85 | | |
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86 | 86 | | Gutierrez Miles Whitmire |
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87 | 87 | | |
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88 | 88 | | Hall Nelson Zaffirini |
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