Bill Text: TX SR637 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Missy Shorey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-25 - Printed in full [SR637 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR637-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Missy Shorey | ||
WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help comfort | ||
those saddened by the untimely death of admired civic leader | ||
Missy Shorey of Dallas on April 23, 2019, at the age of 47; and | ||
WHEREAS, The first woman elected chair of the Dallas County | ||
Republican Party, Missy Shorey took office in 2017; she worked | ||
tirelessly in behalf of conservative candidates and the values | ||
she cherished, including life, liberty, and our constitutional | ||
rights; with her vibrant personality and tremendous energy and | ||
enthusiasm, she helped energize voters around the powerful | ||
opportunities she saw for citizens of North Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Shorey previously served for seven years as | ||
executive director of Maggie's List, a national political action | ||
committee dedicated to electing conservative women to the United | ||
States Congress; she was the founder, CEO, and president of | ||
Shorey Public Relations, an agency specializing in energy, | ||
elections, and economic development; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Mobile, Alabama, Ms. Shorey moved | ||
frequently in her youth as the daughter of a Coast Guard rescue | ||
pilot; she worked on Capitol Hill while attending high school in | ||
Washington, D.C., and after graduating from the University of | ||
Florida, she ran a congressional campaign and served as a | ||
communications specialist for the United States Senate | ||
Republican Conference; having completed her MBA at American | ||
University's Kogod School of Business, she became a vice | ||
president for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and senior vice | ||
president and marketing practice leader for Hill+Knowlton | ||
Strategies; she launched her own firm in 2004; and | ||
WHEREAS, Missy Shorey dedicated herself to making a | ||
positive difference in the world around her, and although she | ||
will be deeply missed, she leaves a legacy that will long be | ||
treasured by those who were fortunate enough to share in the | ||
richness of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Missy Shorey and | ||
extend sincere condolences to her husband, Marc Himelhoch, and to | ||
all 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 Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Missy Shorey. | ||
Hancock, Hall, Paxton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 25, 2019, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |