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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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comfort those saddened by the death of Gilda Marie Gonzalez of El |
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Paso on March 21, 2011, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Los Angeles, California, the former |
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Gilda Pena was born on August 7, 1952, to Salvador and Amparo Pena; |
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she earned a bachelor's and double master's degrees from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso and went on to devote more than 35 |
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years to the students of the El Paso, Socorro, and Ysleta |
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Independent School Districts as a counselor and speech pathologist; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1984, she married Edwin Gonzalez, with whom she |
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shared many happy years and raised two children, Jeffrey and |
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Natalie; she cherished the company of her loved ones, and in her |
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free time she enjoyed solving puzzles, drawing, and singing; and |
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WHEREAS, Gilda Gonzalez was a mentor to many coworkers, and |
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she inspired others with her kind and caring ways; she will forever |
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be remembered with deep affection by all those who were privileged |
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to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Gilda Marie Gonzalez |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Edwin Gonzalez; to her son, Jeffrey Gonzalez; to her |
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daughter, Natalie Gonzalez; to her sister, Ruth Pena; and to her |
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other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gilda Marie |
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Gonzalez. |