SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 714

In Memory

of

Beatrice Chapa Gutierrez

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and commemorates the life of Beatrice Chapa Gutierrez, who died April 11, 2009, at the age of 84; and

WHEREAS, Beatrice Gutierrez was born on July 29, 1914, in La Pryor, Texas; she was a former resident of Galveston, where she owned the Original Mexican Café of Galveston on 14th and Market Streets; she moved to Houston after she retired; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Gutierrez was a highly respected woman who enriched the lives of all who knew her with her love and compassion and her warmth and kindness; and

WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved family of Beatrice Chapa Gutierrez: her sons, Gil Urias and Fernando Urias; her daughters and sons-in-law, Lucia Coronado and her husband, Miguel Coronado, Sr., and Lupe Trevino and her husband, Didio R. Trevino, Jr.; her seven grandchildren; her 11 great-grandchildren; and her two great-great-grandchildren; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beatrice Chapa Gutierrez.

Ellis

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 24, 2009, by a rising vote.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate