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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the remarkable life of Tammy Ruth Armbruster, who |
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died on December 31, 2022, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammy Armbruster was born on January 13, 1966, in |
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Belleville, Illinois; a capable and intelligent young woman, |
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Tammy graduated from Highland Park High School in Chicago and |
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went on to earn a degree in criminal justice from Savannah State |
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College; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending college in 1986, Tammy enlisted |
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in the United States Marine Corps Reserve; she served for five |
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years in the reserve before transferring to active duty and |
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serving two years in Okinawa, Japan, and after completing her |
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tour of duty, she was assigned to Twentynine Palms, California; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While stationed in California, Tammy met Steve |
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Armbruster, and they were married soon after in 1995; the |
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following year, Tammy retired from her military career as a |
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decorated sergeant, and the couple settled in Austin; at the |
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conclusion of her military service, Tammy had received numerous |
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accolades, including a National Defense Medal, a Meritorious |
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Unit Commendation, and a Sea Service Deployment Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammy and Steve became active members of their |
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community in Austin, where they joined the congregation of House |
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of the Lord Fellowship Church; Tammy was devoted to serving her |
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church community, and she worked in the church's bookstore and |
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nursery and helped to lead its guardian program, children's |
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church, and Sunday classes; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammy and Steve were blessed with a son and a |
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daughter, who were a source of immeasurable pride and joy in |
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Tammy's life; she devoted herself to homeschooling her children, |
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and she became a trusted mentor other mothers in her community; |
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she volunteered her time to assist and supervise during public |
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elections, and she cofounded the Georgetown Vacation Liberty |
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School, a summer camp program designed to teach young people |
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about responsible citizenship; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammy was a source of inspiration to her friends |
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and family through her courage, grace, and unwavering faith; she |
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served her country with distinction and gave generously of her |
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time to help others; left to cherish her memory are her children, |
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Tara and William, her loving husband of 27 years, Steve, her |
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siblings, numerous extended family members, and countless others |
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who were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Tammy Ruth Armbruster; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Tammy Ruth Armbruster. |