Bill Text: TX SR598 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Elizabeth Ann Trimble Kohler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-16 - Reported enrolled [SR598 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR598-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Elizabeth Anne Trimble Kohler | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Elizabeth Anne Trimble Kohler, who died | ||
| on January 23, 2023, at the age of 97; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Anne Trimble was born on September 4, 1925, in | ||
| Fort Worth; in 1938, her family relocated to Austin, where Anne | ||
| attended local public schools and graduated from Austin High | ||
| School in 1942; a brilliant and determined student, Anne began | ||
| her college studies at The University of Texas at Austin at the | ||
| age of 16; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While attending the university, she met and | ||
| married Robert D. Hudson II, and they were blessed with son, | ||
| Robert D. Hudson III; Anne returned to complete her studies and | ||
| graduated 1947 with a degree in home economics, and she later | ||
| earned a master's degree in counseling psychology in 1952; and | ||
| WHEREAS, That same year, Anne remarried, and she and her | ||
| husband, William Ray Kohler, were blessed with a son, Raymond | ||
| Kohler; they enjoyed a rewarding marriage together for nearly a | ||
| decade until Bill's death in 1961; Anne began a long and | ||
| successful career as a teacher, social worker, and vocational | ||
| rehabilitation specialist, in addition to managing her | ||
| family-owned rental property and raising her two sons; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Anne was an active participant in local and state | ||
| politics and a long-time member of the Democratic Party; she | ||
| faithfully fulfilled her duties as a precinct judge and served in | ||
| the position for several years; she was an avid genealogy | ||
| enthusiast and family historian who enjoyed traveling to visit | ||
| court houses and cemeteries to trace her family lineages; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A strong and devoted mother who was deeply | ||
| dedicated to her community as well as her family, Anne raised her | ||
| sons by loving example, and she continued her professional career | ||
| as an employee of a number of state agencies before retiring from | ||
| the Texas Department of Human Resources in 1983; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, wisdom, and grace, Anne gave | ||
| unselfishly to help others; she was a source of light in the lives | ||
| of those who knew her, and her memory will be forever cherished by | ||
| her loved ones and by all who were privileged to share in her | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Elizabeth Anne Trimble Kohler; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Anne Kohler. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 16, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
