SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 393
WHEREAS, Local dignitaries and other members of the
community gathered together on April 10, 2021, for the
groundbreaking of Cole Gordon's Helping Hands Ranch in Alvin; and
WHEREAS, The ranch is dedicated to the memory of Cole
Gordon, a Friendswood High School student who made immeasurable
contributions to his community before his passing on September
22, 2019, at the age of 17; the son of Scott and Heather Gordon,
Cole was involved in a wide variety of activities and
organizations, including FFA, the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo Cookoff, the Lighthouse Charity Team, the Friendswood
Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary Club Galveston; moreover, he gave
of his time and talents to help the Friendswood Fire, Police, and
EMS Departments and Galveston County Emergency Response; he was
also a valued congregant of Friendswood United Methodist Church;
during the last nine years of his life, he participated in 750
charitable events and made a difference in the lives of thousands
of people; and
WHEREAS, Cole's legacy of service lives on through the Cole
Gordon Helping Hand Foundation, which seeks to provide
agricultural and environmental education for area children; once
the organization completes construction on Helping Hands Ranch,
it will offer young Texans the opportunity to learn various
skills, such as fishing, raising livestock, and gun safety; and
WHEREAS, While his journey on this earth ended far too
soon, Cole Gordon devoted his life to making the world a better
place, and Helping Hands Ranch will serve as a fitting tribute to
the memory of this exceptionally kind and generous young man;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby commemorate the groundbreaking of Cole
Gordon's Helping Hands Ranch and extend sincere best wishes to
all those associated with this worthwhile endeavor; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the ranch as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Taylor
Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols
Alvarado Hancock Nichols
Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
Birdwell Huffman Perry Birdwell Huffman Perry
Birdwell Huffman Perry
Blanco Hughes Powell Blanco Hughes Powell
Blanco Hughes Powell
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Creighton Lucio Springer Creighton Lucio Springer
Creighton Lucio Springer
Eckhardt Menéndez West Eckhardt Menéndez West
Eckhardt Menéndez West
Gutierrez Miles Whitmire Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
Hall Nelson Zaffirini Hall Nelson Zaffirini
Hall Nelson Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 12, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hancock Nichols
Bettencourt Hinojosa Paxton
Birdwell Huffman Perry
Blanco Hughes Powell
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Creighton Lucio Springer
Eckhardt Menéndez West
Gutierrez Miles Whitmire
Hall Nelson Zaffirini