88S10238 BPG-D
By: Kolkhorst, Huffman S.R. No. 15
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Katy lost an admired civic leader with
the passing of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby on June 19, 2023, at the
age of 73; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Harold Tulsa "Tip" Tinsley and Sarah
Johnette "Pete" Tinsley, the former Kaye Tinsley was born in
Ruston, Louisiana, on April 3, 1950; she completed her bachelor's
degree in business administration at Louisiana Tech University and
married her college sweetheart, Gary B. Goolsby, on April 26, 1975;
after living briefly in Houston, they settled in Katy in 1977; they
became the proud parents of a son, Greg, and Mrs. Goolsby supported
him in all his activities; she served at his schools in numerous
capacities, from PTA officer to varsity football coordinator, and
then benefited the entire Katy Independent School District as a
member of its PTA Council and Partners in Education Advisory Board;
she was also a member of the advisory team for Taylor High School,
and alongside her husband, she became a Keystone Investor in the
Katy ISD Education Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Goolsby gave generously of her time and talents
to numerous organizations, among them the Memorial Parkway
Community Association, Houston Junior Forum, and the Business
Steering Committee for Houston Community College; she chaired the
Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and led
the chamber's Katy Day event during three legislative sessions;
long active in the Republican Party, she provided invaluable
expertise to countless successful campaigns at the local, state,
and national levels; she held a variety of key positions in such
organizations as the Mason Creek Republican Women, West Houston
Republican Women, and Greater Katy Area Republicans, and she was
highly involved in the Texas Federation of Republican Women;
eventually, she took prominent roles in the National Federation of
Republican Women; she was honored in 2011 as one of the Top Ten
Republican Women in Texas; along the way, she combined her passion
for education and politics by arranging for students to meet public
officials, making school presentations on the democratic system,
and judging mock congressional hearings; and
WHEREAS, For over 40 years, Mrs. Goolsby was a pillar of
First United Methodist Church of Katy, and she became its first
female lay leader; above all, she was devoted to her family, which
grew to include two treasured grandchildren, Preston and Avery; and
WHEREAS, The life of Kaye Goolsby stands as an inspiring
example of civic engagement, and her contributions will be
remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st
Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kaye Goolsby and
extend sincere condolences to her family and many friends; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
day, it do so in memory of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby.