Bill Text: TX SR376 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Karen Martinez of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-04 - Reported enrolled [SR376 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR376-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Karen Martinez | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of newswoman Karen | ||
Martinez, who died February 18, 2013, at the age of 37; and | ||
WHEREAS, This outstanding reporter and well-known | ||
community figure was chief anchorwoman of San Antonio television | ||
station KABB and served as its popular Fox News at Nine coanchor; | ||
she had also become a leading voice in the local campaign against | ||
breast cancer, a disease to which she succumbed after a valiant | ||
battle; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio, Karen Martinez attended The | ||
University of Texas at San Antonio, where she received a degree | ||
in communications; in 1999, she joined the reporting staff at | ||
KABB and steadily moved up the ranks; she was promoted to | ||
coanchor of the station's flagship news program in 2009 and | ||
remained in that position until a couple of months before her | ||
death; and | ||
WHEREAS, This remarkable woman was an exemplary role model | ||
not only for women but for all Texas citizens; she exhibited | ||
courage and professionalism, even as she battled daily with a | ||
grave disease; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Martinez will long be remembered for her | ||
contributions to the community of San Antonio and for the warmth, | ||
wit, and wisdom she shared regularly with her viewers; a loving | ||
wife and doting mother, she is survived by her husband, Joseph, | ||
and their three children; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Karen Martinez; 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 Karen Martinez. | ||
Uresti | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 4, 2013, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |