5 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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6 | 9 | | commemorates the life of Kathryn Angela Lofton Allen, who died |
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7 | 10 | | February 7, 2025, at the age of 63; and |
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8 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Kathy was born on May 21, 1961, and she was raised |
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9 | 12 | | in Port Arthur; after graduating from Abraham Lincoln High |
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10 | 13 | | School, she pursued her love of fashion in Los Angeles at the |
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11 | 14 | | Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising; and |
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12 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Kathy moved back to Texas and settled with her |
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13 | 16 | | family in Fort Worth; she enjoyed a rewarding, diverse career in |
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14 | 17 | | the legal, communications, and fashion industries before joining |
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15 | 18 | | American Airlines, where she served as executive assistant to a |
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16 | 19 | | managing director until her retirement; and |
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17 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Above all, Kathy cherished spending time with her |
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18 | 21 | | loved ones; she was blessed with two sons, Adrian and Sean Allen, |
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19 | 22 | | who were each a source of pride and joy to her, and her five |
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20 | 23 | | grandchildren enriched her life immeasurably; and |
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21 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Kathy practiced her spiritual faith in her daily |
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22 | 25 | | life and found a sense of belonging as an active member of Mount |
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23 | 26 | | Olive Missionary Baptist Church, where she was involved in many |
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24 | 27 | | of the church's ministries; outside of her time spent engaged |
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25 | 28 | | with church activities and her family, Kathy enjoyed many hobbies |
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26 | 29 | | including traveling, cooking, and gardening; and |
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27 | 30 | | WHEREAS, A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, |
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28 | 31 | | Kathy gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and |
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29 | 32 | | enthusiasm for life will be forever cherished by her loving |
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30 | 33 | | family, her many friends, and by all who were privileged to share |
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31 | 34 | | in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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32 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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33 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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34 | 37 | | family of Kathryn Angela Lofton Allen; and, be it further |
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35 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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36 | 39 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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37 | 40 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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38 | 41 | | memory of Kathy Lofton Allen. |
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