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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Kelly |
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Janette Raley Franklin of Victoria, who passed away on August 14, |
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2021, at the age of 51; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of E. J. and Pam Raley, the former Kelly |
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Raley was born in Bay City on July 12, 1970; she grew up with a |
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sister, Kim, and while in high school, she was a member of the |
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Victoriadores drill team; possessed of an adventurous spirit, she |
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celebrated her 19th birthday by going bungee jumping, and she |
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became an expert on sharks during her time at Texas A&M University |
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at Galveston, where she graduated with a degree in marine biology; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Franklin spent many years as a case worker with |
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Adult Protective and Child Protective Services, and she further |
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served youth as a volunteer with the Court Appointed Special |
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Advocates program; changing career paths, she began working |
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alongside her mother at an accounting firm, and in 2014, she opened |
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her own bookkeeping service; after earning enrolled agent status |
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from the Internal Revenue Service, she continued to assist clients |
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with their taxes; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Franklin cherished the |
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love and support of her family; she took great pride in her three |
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children, Skye, David, and Reece, her two grandchildren, Haven |
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Raine and Stella Rose, and her "adopted" children, Carsyn, Mason, |
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Joey, and Jabe, and she delighted in taking them to concerts, theme |
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parks, and the beach; a gifted storyteller, she always found a way |
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to make people laugh, and she was also known for her willingness to |
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help others; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Kelly Franklin |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her kindness, |
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generosity, and wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever hold |
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a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Kelly Janette Raley Franklin and extend deepest condolences to |
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her many relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kelly |
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Franklin. |