Bill Text: TX SR745 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Charlotte Koehler Flynn.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-08 - Reported enrolled [SR745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR745-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Charlotte Koehler Flynn | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of activist and community leader Charlotte | ||
Koehler Flynn, who died April 19, 2015, at the age of 96; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charlotte Flynn was born on March 28, 1919, in | ||
Saint Louis, Missouri, to Charlotte and Arnold Koehler; she | ||
earned a degree in nursing from Washington University; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married Bill Flynn in 1941, and they enjoyed | ||
more than 65 years of marriage together; they raised three | ||
children, Liz, Mary Lou, and Greg, and were blessed with two | ||
granddaughters; and | ||
WHEREAS, After moving frequently for many years due to | ||
Mr. Flynn's career in the United States Navy, the family settled | ||
in Austin in 1970; as she had done many times before, Mrs. Flynn | ||
became involved in the local Girl Scout council, but she soon | ||
expanded her focus to include social justice advocacy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Flynn was a founding member of the Austin | ||
chapter of the Gray Panthers and is largely credited with saving | ||
the national organization when she served as its chair during the | ||
1990s; she was a spokesperson for the National Campaign for | ||
Universal Health Care, an initiative of the Gray Panthers; she | ||
was also active with the Texas Coalition for Juvenile Justice and | ||
the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she | ||
gave unselfishly to others, and her indomitable will, her | ||
integrityandforthrightness,andherenthusiasmforlivingeach | ||
day to the fullest will not be forgotten by those who were | ||
privileged to share in her life; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Charlotte Koehler Flynn; 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 Charlotte Koehler Flynn. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 8, 2015, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |