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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 65
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In Memory |
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of |
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Glenda Long |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Glenda Joan Gordon Long of Kilgore on July 13, 2025, at |
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the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Gus and Lucille Coy Gordon, the |
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former Glenda Gordon was born in Longview on December 23, 1941, |
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and she enjoyed the companionship of four siblings, Charley, |
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Wayne, Terry, and Loy; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Long was the proud mother of two daughters, |
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Leslie and Gussie, and over the years, her cherished family grew |
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to include 6 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 3 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong congregant of the Pentecostal Church, |
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Ms. Long grew up with a strong sense of community and |
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spirituality; a talented musician, she brought joy to those |
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around her when she played the piano; she also had a fondness for |
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birds, and she took pleasure in searching for unique finds at |
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yard sales; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this |
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treasured woman's love and friendship will always remember her |
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with great tenderness and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Glenda Joan Gordon Long and extend heartfelt condolences to |
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the members of her family: to her dear companion, Frutoso Moreno; |
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to her daughters, Leslie Sowell and her husband, Anthony, and |
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Gussie Perez; to her brother, Charley Gordon, and his wife, |
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Kathy; to her grandchildren, Angela Olvera and her husband, Alex, |
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Billy Huffman, Crystal Melim and her husband, Robert, Brooke |
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Duncan, Joanna Bellah and her husband, Bradley, and Calelan Perez |
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and her husband, Timothy; to her great-grandchildren, Shy |
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Taylor, Ricky Pineda, Kylee and Mila Olvera, Ava, Kennedy, and |
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Easton Melim, and Laney, Nathan, and Haley Duncan; to her |
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great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Glenda Long. |
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Hughes |
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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 15, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |