Bill Text: TX SR18 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Catherine Jean Morlen of Longview.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR18-Introduced.html
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| By: Hughes | S.R. No. 18 | |
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Catherine Jean Morlen of Longview on July 24, 2022, at | ||
| the age of 69; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Eleanor and Jerome Peitz, the former | ||
| Cathy Peitz was born on April 2, 1953, and she grew up with eight | ||
| siblings, Steve, Mary Ann, Geraldine, Janet, Anita, LeRoy, Ernest, | ||
| and Patricia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Morlen shared a fulfilling marriage of 46 years | ||
| with her husband, Sam Morlen, and she took great pride in their | ||
| daughters, Leslie Patrick and the late April McCarty; over the | ||
| years, Mrs. Morlen had the pleasure of welcoming into her treasured | ||
| family five grandchildren, Gage, Peyton, Jordan, Cayden, and the | ||
| late Catie McCarty, as well as four great-grandchildren, Carter, | ||
| Dawson, Landon, and Auriella; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although she was born with a degenerative bone | ||
| disease, Mrs. Morlen refused to allow her condition to hold her | ||
| back from experiencing life; she found strength and solace in her | ||
| faith, and she gave generously of her time and talents to sing in | ||
| her church's choir; in addition, she enjoyed gardening, and she | ||
| rescued numerous cats and dogs over the years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cathy Morlen led a life of caring devotion to her | ||
| loved ones, and while she is deeply missed, she will forever hold a | ||
| special place in the hearts of all those who were fortunate enough | ||
| to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Catherine Jean Morlen and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, | ||
| Sherman "Sam" Morlen; to her daughter, Leslie Patrick; to her | ||
| grandchildren, Gage Patrick and his fiancée, Kaycie Hills, Peyton | ||
| Catherine and her husband, Dillon Campbell, Jordan McCarty, and | ||
| Cayden McCarty; to her great-grandchildren, Carter Campbell, | ||
| Dawson Campbell, Landon Acuna, and Auriella McCarty; to her | ||
| siblings, Steve Peitz, Mary Ann Peitz, Geraldine Norton, Janet | ||
| Ledford, and Anita Mitchell; and to her other relatives 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 Cathy Morlen. | ||
