SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139





In Memory



of



Geraldine E. Urso



	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 

citizens of Bryan-College Station in mourning the loss of 

Geraldine E. Urso, who died August 1, 2005, at the age of 52; and

	WHEREAS, Geraldine was born in Amarillo on June 1, 1953, 

and lived most of her life in College Station; she graduated from 

Palo Duro High School in Amarillo in 1971 and attended West Texas 

University in Canyon and Texas A&M University; and

	WHEREAS, A state employee since 1981, Gerry was the 

Bryan-College Station Field Office manager for the Texas 

Workers' Compensation Commission; she worked tirelessly for many 

years assisting injured workers with their workers' compensation 

claims to ensure the workers received their benefits and 

understood their rights; and

	WHEREAS, Gerry was considered one of the bright lights in 

the Bryan-College Station Field Office, and those who knew her 

and worked with her will long remember the consummate team player 

who was always willing to take on additional work when it was 

needed; she was named the commission's Employee of the Year in 

1998; and

	WHEREAS, An exemplary public servant and a devout 

Christian, Gerry was a warm, kind, and gentle woman whose courage 

in facing her personal adversity was inspirational to all who 

knew her; she was a devoted wife and mother, and she leaves behind 

memories that will be treasured forever by her family and many 

friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

79th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 

condolences to the bereaved family of Geraldine E. Urso:  her 

husband, Sam Urso; her son, Samuel Paul Urso; her daughter,

Soncy Dee Urso; her father and stepmother, Herchel Monroe and

Ruby Faust; and her sister, Twila Moon; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 

the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy 

from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this 

day, it do so in memory of Geraldine Urso.

                                                                           Ogden









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    President of the Senate

 

    I hereby certify that the 

above Resolution was adopted by 

the Senate on August 19, 2005, by 

a rising vote.







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    Secretary of the Senate







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     Member, Texas Senate