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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 427
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In Memory |
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of |
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Lisa Gonzales Ortiz |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Lisa |
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Gonzales Ortiz of San Antonio, who passed away on January 31, |
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2017, at the age of 44; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Rudy and Martha Gonzales, the |
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former Lisa Gonzales was born on September 11, 1972, in San |
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Antonio; she attended South San Antonio High School and went on |
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to earn her degree at Concordia University in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Ortiz enjoyed a rewarding career with the |
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that spanned |
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nearly two decades; she joined the agency in 1997 as a member of |
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the Child Protective Services investigation team; she later |
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worked in child care licensing but returned to Child Protective |
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Services in 2006 as the Santa Rosa Children's Hospital liaison; |
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in recognition of her hard work and dedication, she was promoted |
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to family group decision making specialist and eventually to |
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field training supervisor; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Lisa Ortiz was devoted to her two |
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daughters, Mia and Madelyn, and to her husband, Jim Ortiz, whom |
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she married in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Ortiz touched countless lives with her |
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strength, compassion, and ever-present smile, and all those who |
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were fortunate enough to share in her warmth and affection will |
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forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Lisa Gonzales |
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Ortiz and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family |
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and to her many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Lisa Gonzales Ortiz. |
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Uresti |
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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 March 15, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |