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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of San Marcos lost a beloved educator |
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and friend with the passing of Paula Kay Wolking, at the age of 56; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 24, 1950, Mrs. Wolking was a graduate of |
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Arlington High School, where she was editor of her yearbook, an |
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honor student, and a member of the state championship-winning |
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volleyball team; she attended Sul Ross State University and again |
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distinguished herself as a talented athlete, helping the school's |
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volleyball team win the Intercollegiate Volleyball National |
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Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to the development of our state's future |
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leaders, this devoted wife and mother served as an educator for more |
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than 30 years, giving generously of her time and talents to the |
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students of South San Antonio High School and San Marcos High School |
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as a teacher and coach; she was known for her innovative |
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instruction, including her "We The People" courses that encouraged |
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participants to become involved in government and civic |
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organizations; in addition, she played an instrumental role in the |
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establishment of the Lincoln Legacy Exhibit at the Lincoln |
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Memorial; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wolking was an inspiration to all who knew her, |
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and she touched the lives of her friends, family, and many students |
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with her warmth, kindness, and generosity of spirit; she will be |
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deeply missed and will always be remembered with the utmost |
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admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Paula Kay Wolking and |
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extend sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Dennis |
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Theodore Wolking; to her daughter, Anne Elizabeth Witherspoon and |
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her husband, Kelly; to her parents, Emmett Eugene and Joe Ann Kelly; |
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to her siblings, Carolyn Ellis and her husband, Jon, Kathleen |
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Mihalik and her husband, Sam, Jean Darling and her husband, David, |
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and Joseph Eugene Kelly and his wife, Shannon; and to her other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it 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 Paula Kay |
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Wolking. |