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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Caroline Booth of Denton on March 24, |
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| 6 | 7 | | 2019, at the age of 42, has brought a profound loss to the family and |
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| 7 | 8 | | many dear friends of this beloved woman; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Caroline Booth was born in San Antonio on January |
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| 9 | 10 | | 24, 1977, to Julie and John Booth; after graduating from Denton High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School in 1995, she earned a bachelor's degree in animal science and |
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| 11 | 12 | | agricultural journalism from Texas A&M University; she later went |
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| 12 | 13 | | back to school and obtained her master's degree in public |
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| 13 | 14 | | administration from the University of North Texas; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Booth began her career as the editor of the Land |
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| 15 | 16 | | and Livestock Post, a publication of the Bryan-College Station |
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| 16 | 17 | | Eagle; she went on to work as a communications specialist for the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Noble Foundation of Ardmore, Oklahoma, before returning to Denton |
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| 18 | 19 | | and taking a job as the volunteer coordinator and development |
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| 19 | 20 | | director for the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home; she then |
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| 20 | 21 | | served as communications director for the UNT library, and in 2014, |
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| 21 | 22 | | she became the business development officer of Denton Municipal |
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| 22 | 23 | | Electric; the following year, she was hired by the City of Denton's |
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| 23 | 24 | | planning and development department, where she was promoted to |
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| 24 | 25 | | director of development in 2016; along the way, she continued to |
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| 25 | 26 | | serve the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home as a board member |
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| 26 | 27 | | and also held membership in the Denton Benefit League; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Fiercely devoted to her family, Ms. Booth was |
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| 28 | 29 | | blessed to share her life with her husband, Michael Upshaw, and she |
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| 29 | 30 | | took great pride in her two sons, Andrew and Luke; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Although the untimely loss of Caroline Booth has |
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| 31 | 32 | | deeply saddened all those who held her dear, they will forever |
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| 32 | 33 | | treasure their memories of the joy, love, and laughter that she |
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| 33 | 34 | | brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Caroline Booth and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 37 | 38 | | husband, Michael Upshaw; to her sons, Andrew Lara and Luke Upshaw; |
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| 38 | 39 | | to her father and stepmother, John Booth and Patti Richard; to her |
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| 39 | 40 | | mother and stepfather, Julie and Gary Stillwell; to her sister, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Char Booth; to her step-siblings, Alexandra Cappelletti and Kristi |
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| 41 | 42 | | and Matt Stillwell; to her grandfather, Thomas D. Murphy III; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Caroline |
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| 46 | 47 | | Booth. |
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