Bill Text: TX SR18 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Karen Murphy Fouse.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-15 - Reported enrolled [SR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR18-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Karen M. Fouse | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen Murphy Fouse of Fredericksburg passed away | ||
| on June 8, 2023, at the age of 48, leaving behind a loving family | ||
| and many dear friends to cherish her memory; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Houston on May 22, 1975, to William and | ||
| Sherrie Murphy, the former Karen Murphy grew up with the | ||
| companionship of two brothers, Joseph and Ryan; she graduated in | ||
| 1993 from St. Agnes Academy in Houston, where she was a key player | ||
| on the school's tennis team that won a state championship; she | ||
| continued her athletic career at Texas Lutheran College and went on | ||
| to earn a degree in elementary education and art in 1997; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Fouse and her husband, Rusty Fouse, shared | ||
| in the joy of raising a daughter, Madeleine, and the three were | ||
| fond of taking family trips to Colorado; working as a | ||
| kindergarten teacher at St. Mary's Catholic School in | ||
| Fredericksburg allowed her to spend even more time with her | ||
| daughter, and she also built a close rapport with her students, | ||
| their families, and her fellow teachers; her friendly and | ||
| outgoing nature made a positive impression on others, and she was | ||
| also known for her adventurous spirit and her affinity for live | ||
| music and sunshine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen Fouse led a rich and purposeful life, and | ||
| her loss is keenly felt by all those who were privileged to share | ||
| in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Karen Murphy Fouse and extend deepest sympathy to the members of | ||
| her family: to her husband, Rusty Fouse; to her daughter, | ||
| Madeleine Fouse; to her brothers, Joseph Murphy and his wife, Jill, | ||
| and Ryan Murphy and his wife, Courtney; to her uncles, aunts, | ||
| nieces, and nephews; to her godparents, Sherman and Carla LaBarba; | ||
| 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 Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Karen Murphy Fouse. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 15, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
