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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Kathleen Kennedy Mazanti, who passed away on April 15, |
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2023, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Kathleen Kennedy was born in Janesville, |
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Wisconsin, on July 28, 1942, to William and Elizabeth Lewis |
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Kennedy, and she grew up with the companionship of six siblings, |
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Genevieve, Mike, William, Joseph, Elizabeth, and Mary Elaine; she |
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graduated from Pine Bluff High School in Arkansas in 1960; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her graduation, Mrs. Mazanti was hired as |
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a flight attendant for Braniff Airways, and she later served as a |
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school secretary for Trinity Episcopal School in Pine Bluff; after |
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moving to Texas, she worked in accounting for transport companies |
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in both Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth area; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Mazanti enjoyed a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, Vincent Mazanti, who preceded her in death; the couple |
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were blessed with 3 children, Susan, Mark, and Sharon, and their |
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family eventually grew to include 8 grandchildren and 17 |
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great-grandchildren; Mrs. Mazanti was admired for her quick wit and |
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her kind and gentle nature, and she enjoyed such activities as |
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reading, cooking, and creating art in a variety of media, including |
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stained glass, jewelry, and ink drawings; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this treasured |
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woman's love and friendship will always remember her with great |
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admiration and affection; 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 life of Kathleen Kennedy |
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Mazanti and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Susan Wright, Mark Mazanti and his wife, Angela, |
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and Sharon Lowe; to her grandchildren, Sarah Mazanti Clark and her |
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husband, Paul, Ethan Mazanti, Alex Mazanti and his wife, Danielle, |
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Amara Lowe Brown and her husband, Zack, Grace Lowe and her husband, |
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David Sykes, Derek Wright, Justin Wright and his wife, Susan, and |
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Rachel Wright Allen and her husband, Jeff; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Hayden and Chloe Clark, Uriah and Gabriel |
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Mazanti, Harper and Creed Lowe, Roper Brown, Braelyn Sykes, Reagan, |
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Madison, Kennedy, and Taylor Wright, and Avery, Owen, Amelia, |
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Annabel, and Egan Allen; to her siblings, Genevieve Kennedy Wilkins |
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and Mike Kennedy and his wife, Karen; to her brother-in-law, Gary |
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Holte; and to her other relatives and many dear friends; and, be it |
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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 Kathleen |
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Mazanti. |