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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Judith Gosnell Cavender of San Antonio on May 14, 2025, |
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at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of the Reverend Harold C. Gosnell and |
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Marjorie Adams Gosnell, the former Judy Gosnell was born in |
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Syracuse, New York, on March 25, 1935, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of a brother, Hal; after moving to Lincoln, Nebraska, |
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her family eventually settled in San Antonio, where she attended |
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Alamo Heights High School; upon her graduation, she enrolled in the |
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Plan II Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin and |
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joined the Pi Beta Phi women's fraternity; and |
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WHEREAS, While in college, she met the love of her life, Jimmy |
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Cavender; the couple married in 1954 and shared a fulfilling union |
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that spanned 62 years until his passing in 2016; Mrs. Cavender took |
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great pride in her three sons, Mark, Rick, and Stephen, and with the |
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passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing her treasured family |
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grow to include four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Cavender gave |
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generously of her time and talents to such organizations as the |
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Charity Ball Association, the Junior League of San Antonio, |
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Morningside Ministries, the Children's Service Bureau, and the San |
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Antonio Literacy Council; moreover, she chaired the Texas |
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Biomedical Forum Gala before going on to serve as its president; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Mrs. Cavender was a valued |
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member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where she served on the altar |
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guild, participated in weekly Bible studies, and chaired the Lenten |
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Luncheon Committee; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed cooking and |
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playing bridge, and she made many happy memories hosting family and |
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friends at the Cavender Ranch in Leakey; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her elegance, her warmth, and her |
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creativity, Judy Cavender brightened the world for all who knew |
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her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judith Gosnell |
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Cavender and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her sons, Mark Cavender and his wife, Susan, Rick |
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Cavender and his wife, Suzanne, and Stephen Cavender and his wife, |
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Kelly; to her grandchildren, Courtney Cavender Smith and her |
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husband, Tobin, Claire Cavender McNab and her husband, Easton, |
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Brooks McCullough Cavender, and Kate Cavender Dawson and her |
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husband, Taylor; to her great-grandchildren, Ramsey and Calder |
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Smith, Isabella and Miles McNab, and Jamie and Liza Dawson; to her |
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brother, Hal Gosnell; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judy |
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Cavender. |