Bill Text: TX SR368 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Micheline Trigaci Kay of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR368 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR368-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Micheline Trigaci Kay | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Micheline Trigaci Kay, | ||
who died February 16, 2011, at the age of 66; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born December 2, 1944, in Cairo, Egypt, Michele | ||
lived in London, Hong Kong, Saigon, San Francisco, Paris, Tel | ||
Aviv, New York, Dallas, and Austin; well-traveled and fiercely | ||
independent, she met her challenges throughout her life with | ||
courage, honesty, and humor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Michele's first language was French; she learned | ||
English at the age of 12 while living in London after her family | ||
was exiled from Egypt; as a teenager, she hitchhiked across India | ||
and Europe; at the age of 20, she married Keith Kay, and the | ||
couple had two children, Deborah and Warren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Michele led a remarkable life, personally and | ||
professionally; her professional life was grounded in journalism | ||
and included stints in politics, business, and community | ||
leadership; her career as an international journalist began at | ||
the age of 17, when she served as a reporter for the Hong Kong | ||
Standard; she later served as an editor and a columnist for the | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth Business Journal and was an editor for Texas | ||
Business Magazine; and | ||
WHEREAS, Michele moved to Austin in 1988 and held various | ||
posts with the Austin American-Statesman; her work included | ||
serving as a business editor, an editorial writer, a Washington | ||
correspondent, and a Texas Capitol reporter; she obtained her | ||
United States citizenship in 1997 and married her beloved Robert | ||
Schultz in January of 1999; and | ||
WHEREAS, In her late 50s, Michele attended Saint Edward's | ||
University, where she earned her bachelor's degree; she went on | ||
to earn her master's degree from the university in 2005 and then | ||
served as an assistant journalism professor and as a school | ||
newspaper adviser; she was beloved by her students and fellow | ||
faculty members and was respected for her many accomplishments; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Michele was also an exemplary community leader | ||
who served on The Nature Conservancy of Texas Advisory Council | ||
and on the board of directors for the Austin Playhouse; she was a | ||
member of the Open Forum Club, the Tuesday Club, and the Writers' | ||
League of Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Michele was a source of inspiration to others | ||
during the course of her illness, which she faced with | ||
determination and courage; a woman of uncommon strength and | ||
wisdom, she gave unselfishly of her time to her family and | ||
friends, and she will forever be remembered with deepest | ||
appreciation and affection by all who were privileged to share in | ||
her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Micheline Trigaci Kay: her husband, Robert Schultz; | ||
her children, Deborah and Warren; her brother, Jean Pierre | ||
Trigaci; and her five grandchildren; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the members of 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 Michele Kay. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 28, 2011, | ||
by a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |