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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cole Easton Gordon of Friendswood passed away on |
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September 22, 2019, at the age of 17, and memories of this |
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remarkable young man will forever endure in the hearts of those who |
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knew and loved him; and |
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WHEREAS, Cole Gordon was born in Friendswood on December 10, |
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2001, to Scott and Heather Gordon; he was attending Friendswood |
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High School, and he had plans to pursue an education in agribusiness |
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at Western Texas College in Snyder; an officer in the Friendswood |
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FFA program for the past three years, he enjoyed going to livestock |
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shows and showing his own livestock all across the state; his skills |
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had earned him an array of ribbons, banners, and buckles, and he was |
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especially proud of having claimed two grand champion awards at the |
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2019 Galveston County Fair & Rodeo; for the past two summers, he had |
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also interned at the Lackey Livestock farm, where he made many good |
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friends and fond memories; and |
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WHEREAS, From an early age, Cole Gordon had shown a passion |
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for community service, a trait that he had inherited from his |
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father; the pair began volunteering together with the Lighthouse |
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Charity Team when the younger Mr. Gordon was a small child, and over |
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time, he assumed greater responsibility in the organization and |
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began demonstrating his natural leadership abilities; in total, he |
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played a role as a volunteer in nearly 750 charitable events, and he |
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received a multitude of titles from local police, fire, and EMS |
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departments in the course of his service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gordon also benefited the community through his |
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work with the Friendswood 4th of July Committee and his active |
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involvement with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Cookoff, the |
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Friendswood Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club of Galveston; |
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he found additional time to serve as a coach in the Friendswood |
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Broncos youth football program and as a manager of the Friendswood |
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High School varsity football team; a young man of strong faith, he |
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was a member of Friendswood United Methodist Church, where he was |
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part of the Spirit Singers youth choir for over a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the passing of Cole Gordon brings an |
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immeasurable loss to his loved ones, they may find comfort in |
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remembering the exceptional life he led and the positive impact he |
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had on so many others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Cole Easton Gordon |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to his family and friends; and, be |
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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 Cole Easton |
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Gordon. |