Bill Text: TX HR1156 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jeri Shirley Kolpack.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1156 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1156-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1156 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
a close with the passing of Jeri Shirley Kolpack on March 20, 2023, | ||
at the age of 85; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of John and Minnie Page, the former | ||
Jeri Page was born in Galveston on August 18, 1937; she was raised | ||
in the Galveston and Houston areas, and she attended business | ||
school in Austin; she adopted a son, Gregory, during her first | ||
marriage to Dude Stelfox; after Mr. Stelfox's passing, she wed | ||
Jerry Butler, with whom she co-owned the Embers club in Corpus | ||
Christi; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following the death of her second husband, she | ||
married Arnold Kolpack in January 1978; a partner with Mr. Kolpack | ||
in life as well as in business, Mrs. Kolpack managed commercial | ||
real estate for her husband's company, Industrial Salvage; she was | ||
a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and | ||
great-grandmother, as well as a dear friend to many; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Kolpack sought opportunities to help others by | ||
joining the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi and volunteering with the | ||
local food bank; passionate about the arts, she enjoyed attending | ||
the symphony with her granddaughter, Maegan, and she even performed | ||
with the Corpus Christi Ballet's production of The Nutcracker in | ||
2004 and 2005; she brightened the days of everyone around her with | ||
her vivacious personality, and she was also admired for her strong | ||
will, her love of learning, and her devotion to her community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time | ||
will never diminish the joy and love that Jeri Kolpack brought into | ||
the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jeri Shirley | ||
Kolpack and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her | ||
family: to her sister, Molly Page Neugebauer; to her grandchildren, | ||
Maegan Stelfox and Gage Johnston; to her great-granddaughter, | ||
Peyton Stelfox; to her niece, Lynette, and nephew, Michael; and to | ||
her other relatives 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 Jeri | ||
Kolpack. | ||
Hunter | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1156 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||