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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 life of Elizabeth Anne Trimble Kohler, who died |
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on January 23, 2023, at the age of 97; and |
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WHEREAS, Anne Trimble was born on September 4, 1925, in |
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Fort Worth; in 1938, her family relocated to Austin, where Anne |
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attended local public schools and graduated from Austin High |
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School in 1942; a brilliant and determined student, Anne began |
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her college studies at The University of Texas at Austin at the |
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age of 16; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending the university, she met and |
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married Robert D. Hudson II, and they were blessed with son, |
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Robert D. Hudson III; Anne returned to complete her studies and |
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graduated 1947 with a degree in home economics, and she later |
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earned a master's degree in counseling psychology in 1952; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Anne remarried, and she and her |
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husband, William Ray Kohler, were blessed with a son, Raymond |
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Kohler; they enjoyed a rewarding marriage together for nearly a |
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decade until Bill's death in 1961; Anne began a long and |
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successful career as a teacher, social worker, and vocational |
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rehabilitation specialist, in addition to managing her |
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family-owned rental property and raising her two sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Anne was an active participant in local and state |
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politics and a long-time member of the Democratic Party; she |
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faithfully fulfilled her duties as a precinct judge and served in |
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the position for several years; she was an avid genealogy |
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enthusiast and family historian who enjoyed traveling to visit |
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court houses and cemeteries to trace her family lineages; and |
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WHEREAS, A strong and devoted mother who was deeply |
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dedicated to her community as well as her family, Anne raised her |
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sons by loving example, and she continued her professional career |
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as an employee of a number of state agencies before retiring from |
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the Texas Department of Human Resources in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, wisdom, and grace, Anne gave |
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unselfishly to help others; she was a source of light in the lives |
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of those who knew her, and her memory will be forever cherished by |
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her loved ones and by all who were privileged to share in her |
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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 Elizabeth Anne Trimble Kohler; 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 Anne Kohler. |