Bill Text: TX HR119 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Karen Rene Baker of College Station.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR119 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR119-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 119 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A radiant life drew to a close much too soon with the | ||
| passing of Karen Rene Baker of College Station on September 13, | ||
| 2012, at the age of 54; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1957, and raised in Corpus | ||
| Christi, Karen Baker earned degrees in civil engineering and | ||
| microbiology from Texas A&M University in College Station; shortly | ||
| after her graduation in 1983, she embarked on a notable career with | ||
| the Texas Department of Transportation, where, after a decade and a | ||
| half, she was elevated to the post of area engineer for Montgomery | ||
| County; she retired in 2010, having devoted more than 25 years to | ||
| the agency and to addressing the transportation needs of local | ||
| Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The devoted wife of Glenn Baker and the proud mother | ||
| of Matthew and Justin, Karen Baker took immense joy in her family | ||
| and in the time they spent together; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This treasured woman brought to all her endeavors an | ||
| inexhaustible determination and generosity of spirit, and those who | ||
| were blessed to share in her love and affection will forever hold | ||
| her close in their heart; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Karen Rene Baker and extend sincere sympathy to all those who | ||
| mourn her passing; 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 Karen Rene | ||
| Baker. | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 119 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on June 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
