Bill Text: TX HR2306 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary-Lou Fitch of The Woodlands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2306 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2306-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2306 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of The Woodlands lost a beloved member | ||
| of the community with the passing of Mary-Lou Fitch on October 2, | ||
| 2021, at the age of 76; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Maria-Louisa Knapp Köhler was born in | ||
| Czechoslovakia on December 22, 1944; she experienced a tumultuous | ||
| start to her life when her city was invaded by the Red Army and her | ||
| birth father was killed; after being driven out of the country, her | ||
| family settled in Germany, where she was raised by her mother and | ||
| stepfather; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following the end of World War II, she immigrated to | ||
| the United States in 1958 and became a U.S. citizen in 1962; she | ||
| inherited her passion for community service from her parents, and | ||
| after learning to play the accordion at age 10, she volunteered to | ||
| perform music at nursing homes and community centers; she continued | ||
| her volunteer work while living in upstate New York, where she | ||
| graduated from college; around that time, she met her future | ||
| husband, Gary Fitch; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1986, Mr. Fitch's career took the couple to The | ||
| Woodlands; they built a home in Grogan's Point, and Mrs. Fitch went | ||
| on to serve the neighborhood during several terms as president of | ||
| the Grogan's Point Residents Association; over the course of 33 | ||
| years, she had a hand in establishing many organizations and events | ||
| in The Woodlands, including Class Act Productions, the Montgomery | ||
| County Women's Council of Organizations, The Woodlands Holiday Home | ||
| Tour, and The Woodlands Symphony Orchestra; she also contributed | ||
| her time and talents to charitable causes such as Montgomery County | ||
| Youth Services, Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, CASA, Toys | ||
| for Tots, and Interfaith of The Woodlands, and she was especially | ||
| dedicated to bettering the lives of children in need; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Fitch received numerous | ||
| recognitions, including the First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | ||
| Award and the Houston Humanitarian Award, and she was honored with | ||
| The Woodlands Hometown Hero Award in 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all else, Mrs. Fitch was a loving mother to | ||
| her four daughters, Marlies, Melissa, Monica, and Michelle, and she | ||
| took great pride in her treasured grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mary-Lou Fitch made a profound impact on the lives | ||
| of countless others, and she will forever be remembered with deep | ||
| admiration and affection by all those who were fortunate enough to | ||
| know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary-Lou Fitch and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to her family and friends; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary-Lou | ||
| Fitch. | ||
| Toth | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2306 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
