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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1047
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In Memory |
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of |
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John Evangelista Gutierrez |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of John Evangelista Gutierrez, who died |
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May 8, 2013, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, John was born December 27, 1923, in Hills Prairie, |
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Texas; in the 1940s, he attended the Colegio de Montemorelos in |
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Mexico, and in the early 1950s, he moved his family to |
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Collegedale, Tennessee, where he attended Southern Missionary |
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College; and |
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WHEREAS, As a college student, he worked at the campus |
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cabinet shop and discovered a passion for woodworking; when his |
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classmate, Bill Hulsey, established Collegedale Cabinets, |
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Incorporated, in 1956, John joined him in the business; the |
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company designed and manufactured furniture for schools and |
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other institutions; and |
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WHEREAS, A naturally gifted craftsman, John helped to |
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build the business over the next decades; by the time he retired |
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in 1992, he had served as plant manager and as vice president of |
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manufacturing; and |
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WHEREAS, After his retirement, John returned to Texas and |
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started his own company, Texas Wood Products, in Austin; he |
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continued to enjoy creating beautiful pieces of furniture |
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despite struggling periodically with health issues; and |
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WHEREAS, John was preceded in death by his beloved wife, |
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Alvina; he was a proud father and a beloved brother, and he showed |
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his family what it means to live every day to its fullest; John |
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will be dearly missed by his children, Arthur and Sylvia, his |
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granddaughter, Kristina, and his brothers and sisters, and many |
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other family members; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of John Evangelista Gutierrez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of John Gutierrez. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 23, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |