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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by Orange Grove |
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educator Roxie M. Fine, who passed away on December 2, 2008, at the |
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age of 45; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi on May 3, 1963, to Mary Nan |
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and Johnny Marek, Roxie Fine graduated from Calallen High School in |
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1981 and subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in family and |
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consumer sciences from Texas State University; she began her |
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teaching career at Banquete High School, where she was recognized |
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as the Banquete ISD Teacher of the Year, before joining the faculty |
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of Orange Grove High School in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Fine impressed students with her energy and |
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kindness, and in just one year, the school's enrollment in family |
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and consumer sciences courses doubled; to accommodate the growth, |
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the school hired Mrs. Fine's sister and fellow teacher, Kaye |
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Bluntzer, and together, the two women grew the Family, Career, and |
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Community Leaders of America program from 10 members to more than |
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250; Mrs. Fine's enthusiasm for FCCLA was well known, and in 2007 |
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she was asked to serve as one of five national consultants for the |
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organization; she helped lead training events several times a year, |
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and her positive influence was felt by FCCLA professionals around |
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the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community as well, this esteemed Texan |
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shared her time and talents as a leader in the Jim Wells County 4-H |
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program and was a devoted member of St. John of the Cross Catholic |
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Church; in addition, she shared a rewarding relationship with her |
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husband, Aaron Fine, with whom she was blessed with a son, Ashton; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With her luminous smile and zest for life, Roxie |
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Fine brought great joy to all those who were privileged to know her; |
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although her life ended far too soon, she leaves behind a legacy |
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that will continue to inspire others for many years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Roxie M. Fine and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Aaron Fine; |
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to her son, Ashton Fine; to her sister, Kaye Bluntzer and her |
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husband, Eric; to her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Loren and |
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Debbie Fine; to her nieces and nephews, Gus, Arlis, and Mary Grace |
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Bluntzer and Lexus and Chaliis Fine; and to her other relatives and |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Roxie M. Fine. |