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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss of |
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Christopher Nicol McGowen, who died on March 2, 2017, at the age of |
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47; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris McGowen was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on |
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April 2, 1969, to Olene and John McGowen; he was interested in |
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politics from an early age and served in student government and |
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other groups while attending S. R. Butler High School in |
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Huntsville, Alabama, and while earning his bachelor's degree in |
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communications at Auburn University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1992, Mr. McGowen moved to Washington, D.C., |
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where he worked for the Booknotes program on C-SPAN and then served |
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as a congressional staffer, including a stint as deputy press |
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secretary to former U.S. representative J. C. Watts of Oklahoma; |
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in 1996, he joined his father in a business venture affiliated with |
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the Atlanta Olympics, and he later worked in communications in |
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Atlanta for Cohn & Wolfe, Turner, and the Georgia Chamber of |
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Commerce, among others; in 2004, he returned to Washington, D.C., |
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where he worked in government affairs for Novo Nordisk, Omada |
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Health, and the Insulet Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McGowen made friends readily and maintained |
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many friendships throughout his life; he also pursued innumerable |
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interests, including stylish clothing, military history, college |
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football, fishing, and grilling; a man of strong religious faith, |
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he was a valued member of Center Grove United Methodist Church in |
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Huntsville; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. McGowen enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Kristi Barksdale; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his days were far too few, Chris McGowen |
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embraced life to the fullest, and he will forever remain a vibrant |
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presence for those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Christopher Nicol |
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McGowen and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Kristi; to his mother, Olene McGowen; to his brother, |
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Carl McGowen; to his parents-in-law, Bob and Carol Barksdale; to |
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his sister-in-law, Erin Terry, and her husband, Dedric; and to his |
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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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Chris |
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McGowen. |