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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Kori Freeman Crow of Austin |
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| 6 | 7 | | on September 21, 2021, at the age of 43, has brought a heartbreaking |
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| 7 | 8 | | loss to her family, friends, and colleagues; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 14, 1978, in Landstuhl, Germany, to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mike and Starr Freeman, the former Kori Freeman grew up with the |
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| 10 | 11 | | companionship of a sister, Lacey; during her childhood, she moved |
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| 11 | 12 | | with her family to El Paso and then to Central Texas, where she |
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| 12 | 13 | | graduated from Round Rock High School in 1996; while at Round Rock |
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| 13 | 14 | | High, she served as editor of the school newspaper and had a |
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| 14 | 15 | | memorable stint as the school's dragon mascot; she also |
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| 15 | 16 | | participated in a number of local political campaigns; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, From the age of eight, when she idolized |
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| 17 | 18 | | then-President Ronald Reagan, she had set her sights on a career in |
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| 18 | 19 | | politics; she majored in communications at Concordia University |
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| 19 | 20 | | Texas in Austin, and she went on to meet her future husband, Chad |
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| 20 | 21 | | Crow, while running her first political campaign; the couple were |
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| 21 | 22 | | married on May 26, 2002, at a ceremony in Round Rock; together with |
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| 22 | 23 | | her husband, Ms. Crow founded a political consulting firm called KC |
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| 23 | 24 | | Strategies that has worked on more than 300 campaigns over the |
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| 24 | 25 | | course of two decades; in 2017, she was honored with the Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Blazing Star Award from the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and that same year, she was recognized as one of the 40 best |
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| 27 | 28 | | campaign professionals under age 40 by the American Association of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Political Consultants; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Crow and her husband shared a love of travel |
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| 30 | 31 | | that led them to live in six different countries and to visit at |
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| 31 | 32 | | least 60 others; despite the demands of her work, she was able to |
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| 32 | 33 | | have many adventures in far-flung places, which included earning a |
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| 33 | 34 | | culinary arts degree in Argentina, becoming a certified master |
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| 34 | 35 | | scuba instructor in Honduras, and attending an audience in Rome |
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| 35 | 36 | | with Pope John Paul II; in 2019, the Crows were blessed with a son, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Francis, while they were living on Vancouver Island in Canada; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Kori Crow lived a rich and vibrant life, and she will |
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| 38 | 39 | | forever be remembered with deep affection by all who were fortunate |
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| 39 | 40 | | enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 42 | 43 | | of Kori Freeman Crow and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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| 43 | 44 | | her family: to her husband, Chad Crow; to her son, Francis Crow; to |
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| 44 | 45 | | her parents, Mike and Starr Freeman; to her sister, Lacey Eaton, and |
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| 45 | 46 | | her husband, Bill; to her niece, Samantha Davis, and nephew, Toby |
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| 46 | 47 | | Eaton; to her father- and mother-in-law, Joe and Pat Crow; to her |
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| 47 | 48 | | uncles and aunts, Pat and Cindy Keith and Joey and Norma Keith; to |
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| 48 | 49 | | her cousin, Kelly Higdon; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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| 49 | 50 | | and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kori Crow. |
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