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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1070
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In Memory |
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of |
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Maria Gonzalez Kennedy |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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of Austin in mourning the loss of Maria Gonzalez Kennedy, who |
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died May 14, 2015, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Gonzalez was born on September 29, 1928, in |
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Harlingen; she became a longtime Austin resident who was admired |
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for her many contributions to the city; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, she and her husband, Abraham Kennedy, |
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opened El Gallo restaurant on South Congress Avenue; she was a |
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proud owner who greeted her customers with a smile, and the |
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restaurant became a trademark venue in the vibrant South Austin |
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neighborhood; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kennedy was a distinguished leader in the |
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community who contributed to the establishment of Austin |
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Community College and was active with the Mexican-American |
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Chamber of Commerce, the League of United Latin American |
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Citizens, and numerous other civic organizations; she was a |
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parishioner of Saint Ignatius Martyr Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and |
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great-grandmother, Maria Kennedy was beloved by many, and she |
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will long be remembered with admiration and respect by all who |
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were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Maria Gonzalez Kennedy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her 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 Maria Kennedy. |
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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 June 1, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |