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                                                                  H.R. No. 1151


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may temper the profound sadness that the passing of Maria Belia Gordon brings to all who treasured her love and friendship; and WHEREAS, A native Texan and lifelong resident of Alpine, Mrs. Gordon was born on October 28, 1932, to Jose and Michaela Martinez, and passed from this life on February 4, 2005; and WHEREAS, She deeply cared for her family, including her husband, Lewis B., and their eight children; through the years, this respected matriarch happily welcomed two more generations of descendants into her close-knit family; and WHEREAS, The heart of a circle of loved ones, Maria Belia Gordon was a blessing in the lives of countless individuals, and the memory of her devotion will long be held in the hearts of those fortunate enough to have known her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Maria Belia Gordon and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Lewis B. Gordon; to her children, Rita, Jessica, Donna, and Rudy Gordon, Ramona Gordon-Moore, Lupe Rodriguez, Lorina Klingemann, and Michael Martinez; to her 14 grandchildren; to her six great-grandchildren; to her nieces and nephews; and to all who mourn the passing of this cherished woman; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maria Belia Gordon. Gallego Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1151 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 29, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House