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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Carolyn Doss Kerns of Gladewater, who passed away on |
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August 19, 2023, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in November 1934, the former Carolyn Doss was |
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one of 10 children born to Leonard and Ludie Doss; she grew up in the |
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East Texas area and graduated from Kilgore High School in 1953; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kerns married Kenneth W. Kerns in 1955, and the |
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couple shared a rewarding marriage until his passing in 1991; she |
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was the proud mother of three children, Kevan, Karen, and Kenna, and |
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with the passing years, she had the privilege of seeing her family |
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grow to include five grandchildren, Rachel, Rebeka, Lucas, John, |
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and Reid, and two great-grandchildren, Everett and Leo; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Kerns was a longtime |
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congregant of First United Methodist Church; she was an active |
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member of the Creative Christians group and particularly enjoyed |
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making Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls; in addition to being a skilled |
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seamstress, she was a talented cook, and over the years, her |
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homemade brownies brought joy to many; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Carolyn Kerns will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carolyn Doss |
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Kerns and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Kevan Kerns and his wife, Terry, Karen Carson and |
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her husband, Richard, and Kenna Cook and her husband, Larry; to her |
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grandchildren, Rachel Haynes and her husband, Kevin, Rebeka Eaton |
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and her husband, Jared, Lucas Cook and his wife, Courtney, John |
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Robert Carson and his wife, Jordan, and Reid Carson; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Everett Haynes and Leo Cook; and to her other |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Carolyn Kerns. |