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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 115
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In Memory |
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of |
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Julie Gomoll |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Julie Gomoll, who died July 22, 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Julie Gomoll was an exemplary citizen who was noted |
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for her generous spirit and her exceptional achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired for her entrepreneurial |
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spirit, she enjoyed a successful career in marketing and Internet |
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development; in 1987, she founded Go Media, which was the first |
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company in Austin to produce print-ready output from a Mac |
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computer and which created the first website for Whole Foods |
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Market; later, as Excite, the company pioneered the first |
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stand-alone, web-based instant messaging program; and |
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WHEREAS, She cofounded Austin Free-Net in 1995; this |
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nonprofit organization wired local libraries with digital |
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network connections, created learning programs for underserved |
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areas, and became an international model for community |
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computing; she later became an expert at providing strategies and |
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consulting services to such companies as Berkeley Bionics, |
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Dole, and Continuum Analytics; and |
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WHEREAS, She expanded her horizons in 2013 when she earned |
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her chef's toque from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary |
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Arts and completed an externship in Ecuador; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, intelligence, and compassion, |
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she gave unselfishly to others, and her warmth and adventurous |
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spirit will not be forgotten by her family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, She was beloved by many, and she leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured forever by all who were |
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privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences |
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to the bereaved family of Julie Gomoll; 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 Julie Gomoll. |
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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 August 10, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |