TITLE: In memory of Norma Zenteno of Houston.

SUMMARY: In memory of Norma Zenteno of Houston.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Houston music community lost a local legend with the passing of Norma Zenteno on February 22, 2013, at the age of 60; and WHEREAS, Norma Zenteno was born on June 27, 1952, in Monterrey, Mexico; she received her first electric guitar from her father, acclaimed trumpet player and big-band leader Roberto Zenteno, when she was 11; soon thereafter, she began writing and performing her own music; as the years passed, she formed the Norma Zenteno Band with her brothers, Javier, Bobby, and Ernie, and their group went on to enjoy decades of success performing Latin, jazz, and rock music in Houston; and WHEREAS, Ms. Zenteno was the devoted wife of Stephen Shaw and the loving mother of four children, Angela, Victor, Anthony, and Miles, and two stepchildren, Logan and Nicole; and WHEREAS, Through her consummate musical artistry, Norma Zenteno brought joy to innumerable people, and those who were blessed to share in the richness of her life will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Norma Zenteno and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Stephen Shaw; to her mother, Elsa Zenteno; to her brothers, Roberto, Ernesto, David, and Javier; to her children, Angela, Victor, Anthony, and Miles; to her stepchildren, Logan and Nicole; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Norma Zenteno. Alvarado Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2467 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House