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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Katy lost an admired civic leader with |
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the passing of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby on June 19, 2023, at the |
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age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Harold Tulsa "Tip" Tinsley and Sarah |
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Johnette "Pete" Tinsley, the former Kaye Tinsley was born in |
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Ruston, Louisiana, on April 3, 1950; she completed her bachelor's |
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degree in business administration at Louisiana Tech University and |
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married her college sweetheart, Gary B. Goolsby, on April 26, 1975; |
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after living briefly in Houston, they settled in Katy in 1977; they |
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became the proud parents of a son, Greg, and Mrs. Goolsby supported |
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him in all his activities; she served at his schools in numerous |
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capacities, from PTA officer to varsity football coordinator, and |
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then benefited the entire Katy Independent School District as a |
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member of its PTA Council and Partners in Education Advisory Board; |
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she was also a member of the advisory team for Taylor High School, |
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and alongside her husband, she became a Keystone Investor in the |
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Katy ISD Education Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Goolsby gave generously of her time and talents |
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to numerous organizations, among them the Memorial Parkway |
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Community Association, Houston Junior Forum, and the Business |
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Steering Committee for Houston Community College; she chaired the |
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Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and led |
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the chamber's Katy Day event during three legislative sessions; |
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long active in the Republican Party, she provided invaluable |
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expertise to countless successful campaigns at the local, state, |
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and national levels; she held a variety of key positions in such |
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organizations as the Mason Creek Republican Women, West Houston |
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Republican Women, and Greater Katy Area Republicans, and she was |
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highly involved in the Texas Federation of Republican Women; |
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eventually, she took prominent roles in the National Federation of |
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Republican Women; she was honored in 2011 as one of the Top Ten |
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Republican Women in Texas; along the way, she combined her passion |
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for education and politics by arranging for students to meet public |
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officials, making school presentations on the democratic system, |
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and judging mock congressional hearings; and |
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WHEREAS, For over 40 years, Mrs. Goolsby was a pillar of |
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First United Methodist Church of Katy, and she became its first |
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female lay leader; above all, she was devoted to her family, which |
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grew to include two treasured grandchildren, Preston and Avery; and |
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WHEREAS, The life of Kaye Goolsby stands as an inspiring |
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example of civic engagement, and her contributions will be |
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remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kaye Goolsby and |
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extend sincere condolences to her family and many friends; and, be |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby. |