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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Jeri Shirley Kolpack on March 20, 2023, |
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at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of John and Minnie Page, the former |
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Jeri Page was born in Galveston on August 18, 1937; she was raised |
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in the Galveston and Houston areas, and she attended business |
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school in Austin; she adopted a son, Gregory, during her first |
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marriage to Dude Stelfox; after Mr. Stelfox's passing, she wed |
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Jerry Butler, with whom she co-owned the Embers club in Corpus |
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Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the death of her second husband, she |
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married Arnold Kolpack in January 1978; a partner with Mr. Kolpack |
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in life as well as in business, Mrs. Kolpack managed commercial |
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real estate for her husband's company, Industrial Salvage; she was |
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a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and |
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great-grandmother, as well as a dear friend to many; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kolpack sought opportunities to help others by |
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joining the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi and volunteering with the |
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local food bank; passionate about the arts, she enjoyed attending |
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the symphony with her granddaughter, Maegan, and she even performed |
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with the Corpus Christi Ballet's production of The Nutcracker in |
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2004 and 2005; she brightened the days of everyone around her with |
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her vivacious personality, and she was also admired for her strong |
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will, her love of learning, and her devotion to her community; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time |
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will never diminish the joy and love that Jeri Kolpack brought into |
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the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jeri Shirley |
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Kolpack and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her sister, Molly Page Neugebauer; to her grandchildren, |
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Maegan Stelfox and Gage Johnston; to her great-granddaughter, |
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Peyton Stelfox; to her niece, Lynette, and nephew, Michael; and to |
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her other 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 Jeri |
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Kolpack. |