| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2142 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lori Gasaway of Houston reached a special milestone |
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| 6 | 6 | | in her life with the celebration of her 50th birthday on December |
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| 7 | 7 | | 13, 2008; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Lori Elizabeth Brown Gasaway was born in Little |
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| 9 | 9 | | Rock, Arkansas, in 1958; the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and Leroy |
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| 10 | 10 | | Arvel Brown, she moved with her family to Texas in 1973 and |
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| 11 | 11 | | graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Houston in 1976; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Gasaway later attended the University of Houston |
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| 14 | 14 | | and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she maintained |
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| 15 | 15 | | a 4.0 grade point average; she balanced her studies with her work as |
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| 16 | 16 | | a ticket agent for Southwest Airlines; after 21 years with that |
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| 17 | 17 | | company, she started her own business, Gasaway Manufacturing, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | is currently one of the owners of KGI Machine Tools; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, A singer and pianist, Ms. Gasaway performed with her |
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| 20 | 20 | | high school a capella, madrigal, and jazz choirs and has sung with |
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| 21 | 21 | | many church choirs; she is an active patron of the arts in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Houston community, maintaining memberships in the Museum of Fine |
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| 23 | 23 | | Arts and the Museum of Natural Science, and she continues to be a |
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| 24 | 24 | | lifelong supporter of music, theater, dance, and all the fine arts; |
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| 25 | 25 | | other interests include oil painting and gardening, and she takes |
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| 26 | 26 | | great pleasure in cultivating roses; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Lori Gasaway enjoys the |
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| 28 | 28 | | love and support of her husband, Kent, her daughter, Rachel, and her |
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| 29 | 29 | | brothers, Joel and Tim, and she continues to honor the memory of her |
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| 30 | 30 | | late brother, Daniel Leroy Brown; renowned for her thoughtfulness, |
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| 31 | 31 | | her dedication, and her caring nature, she has earned the respect |
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| 32 | 32 | | and admiration of all who know her, and she may indeed reflect with |
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| 33 | 33 | | pride on all she has accomplished thus far and look with |
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| 34 | 34 | | anticipation toward the opportunities that lie ahead; now, |
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| 35 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature congratulate Lori Gasaway on her 50th birthday and |
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| 38 | 38 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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| 39 | 39 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Ms. Gasaway as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Callegari |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2142 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 21, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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