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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Alyson Evans Anderson of Austin on January 26, 2023, at |
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the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Fondly known as "Bitsy" to loved ones, the former |
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Alyson Evans was born in San Antonio on December 28, 1944, to Wilbur |
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and Lillian Evans, and she grew up with the companionship of two |
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siblings, Mary Beth and Terry; after graduating from Austin High |
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School, she attended the University of Dallas Nursing School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson became a nurse in the intensive care |
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unit at Brackenridge Hospital, and her many contributions included |
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caring for injured victims of the tower shooting at The University |
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of Texas at Austin; she went on to work at Bailey Square Surgery |
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Center before joining St. David's Day Surgery, where she was |
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employed during the final years of her career; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Anderson enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Rodney, with whom she shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than five decades; she took great pride |
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in their children, Nicole and Brian, and over the years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her cherished family grow to include two |
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grandchildren, Michaela and Cash; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Anderson was a longtime |
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member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where she taught |
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes; she also volunteered |
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at her children's schools, and she was a generous donor to an |
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orphanage from a young age; in her leisure time, she enjoyed |
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traveling with her family; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and caring woman, Alyson Anderson will be |
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deeply missed, and those who held her dear will forever remember the |
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warmth and joy she brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Alyson Evans Anderson and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her husband, Rodney; to her children, |
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Nicole Arenas and her husband, Laffit, and Brian Anderson; to her |
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grandchildren, Michaela and Cash Arenas; to her brother, Terry |
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Evans, and his wife, Donna; to her brother-in-law, Stephen |
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Anderson, and his wife, Lisa; and to her other relatives and many |
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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 Alyson |
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Evans Anderson. |