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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Kathryn Thompson of Miami, Texas, who passed away on |
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February 5, 2021, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Kathryn Adelia LaMaster and Samuel |
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Jacob Judice, Kay Thompson was born on August 29, 1946, in Liberty, |
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and she grew up with the companionship of a brother, Sammy; after |
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graduating from Perryton High School, she attended the University |
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of Hawaii and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky; she |
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subsequently transferred to West Texas State University, where she |
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earned a degree in education, and in 1968, she moved to Miami to |
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begin her teaching career; she taught various grades at Miami |
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Elementary School for 30 years, until her retirement in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Thompson was a |
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member of the Miami Independent School District board of trustees, |
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and she also volunteered at the Tralee Crisis Center in Pampa; a |
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woman of deep faith, she was a longtime member of First Christian |
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Church in Miami, where she served on the board of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Thompson enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Alan "Butch" Thompson, with whom she |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned five decades; she was the |
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proud mother of two children, Tandy and Brock, and with the passing |
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years, she experienced the joy of welcoming into her family five |
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grandchildren, Ty, Trent, Kathryn, Olivia, and Max; in her leisure |
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hours, she delighted in hosting gatherings and playing bridge, but |
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above all else, she treasured time spent with her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Kay Thompson led a caring and purposeful life, and |
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her loss is keenly felt by all who were touched by her affection and |
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friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kathryn Thompson |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Butch Thompson; to her children, Tandy Diamond and her |
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husband, Jason, and Brock Thompson and his wife, Berkley; to her |
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grandchildren, Ty Thompson, Trent Thompson, Kathryn "Kate" |
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Diamond, Olivia Diamond, and Max Diamond; to her brother, Sammy |
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Judice, and his wife, Sandy; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Kay |
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Thompson. |