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H.C.R. No. 130
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, A loving family and a host of dear friends celebrate
the life of Colleen Tough of The Woodlands, who passed away on
February 1, 2005, at the age of 76; and
WHEREAS, Born in Michigan on February 4, 1928, Mrs. Tough
married Coulson Tough, an architect and fellow Detroit native, in
1952; the couple lived in California for 15 years before moving to
Texas in 1968, and in 1973 they became one of the first families to
settle in The Woodlands; and
WHEREAS, A loving and devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Tough
supported her family whole-heartedly in their myriad endeavors; she
became a stalwart volunteer with the Conroe Livestock Show and
Rodeo when her daughter, Cindy, was involved in FFA, and she hosted
many a late-night card game for her son, Bruce, and his friends; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Tough was a charter member and valued
congregant of The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church; an avid
tennis player, she was instrumental in organizing The Woodlands
Women's Tennis League; in addition, she loved travel and
particularly enjoyed Las Vegas, not least, perhaps, because she was
also a skilled poker player; and
WHEREAS, Enduring repeated bouts of cancer with grace and
determination, she became a highly effective advocate who played a
key role in winning several grants and research donations for M. D.
Anderson Hospital; moreover, she gave of her time without reserve
to encourage and support others struggling with the disease; and
WHEREAS, Colleen Tough was dearly loved for her gentleness
and kindness and for her irrepressible effervescence, and she will
be sorely missed by all who had the great privilege of sharing in
the richness of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the life of Colleen Tough and extend deepest
sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Coulson
Tough; to her son, Bruce Tough, and his wife, Diana; to her
granddaughters, Madison, Tara, Abby, and Sydney; to her grandson,
Alex Grunenfelder, and his father, Brian Grunenfelder; and to her
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Colleen Tough.
Eissler
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 29, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the Senate on March 30, 2005.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor