H.R. No. 28

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved friend and
	renowned philanthropist with the death of Kathleen Cox Cailloux,
	who passed away on June 16, 2007, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, Born on November 27, 1914, in Monroe City, Missouri,
	the former Kathy Cox grew up in Oklahoma City, where she graduated
	from Classen High School in 1933; she went on to pursue a modeling
	career in New York City and later moved with her family to Houston;
	in 1942, she married Floyd Cailloux, a friend from school, and the
	couple became the parents of three children, Patrick, Paula, and
	Ken; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Cailloux and her husband retired to Kerrville
	in the early 1980s and subsequently supported numerous charitable
	endeavors in the Texas Hill Country and throughout the state; among
	the organizations that benefited from their generosity are
	Schreiner University, the Gladney Center for Adoption, the Scottish
	Rite Children's Hospital, The University of Texas at Austin, the M.
	D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Shriners Hospitals for Children
	in Galveston and Houston; in 1994, they founded the Floyd A. and
	Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation to continue their patronage of
	nonprofit organizations in the Kerr County region; and
	WHEREAS, Following her husband's death in 1997, Mrs. Cailloux
	further contributed to Kerrville through the development of such
	organizations as the Cailloux Charter School at the Hill Country
	Youth Ranch, the Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the
	Performing Arts, and the Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society of
	Kerrville; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed woman was a devoted mother and
	grandmother who was known for her characteristic good nature and
	luminous smile; she enjoyed a variety of pursuits, including
	reading, gardening, cooking, and horseback riding, and she
	delighted in the company of her dogs; a lifelong Methodist, she drew
	strength from her faith and was a valued member of the First United
	Methodist Church of Kerrville; and
	WHEREAS, Committed to making the world a better place, Kathy
	Cailloux graciously shared her time and resources in behalf of her
	fellow citizens, and she leaves behind a legacy of compassion, joy,
	and benevolence that will long resonate in Kerrville and the Lone
	Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kathleen Cox Cailloux
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
	children, Paula Cailloux Heileman and her husband, Blacky, and
	Kenneth Floyd Cailloux and his wife, Sandy; to her grandchildren,
	Robert Stephen Andresakis and his wife, Summer, Ben Modisett and
	his wife, Leslie, and Cori Modisett; and to her
	great-grandchildren, Dylan and Jack Modisett; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kathleen
	Cox Cailloux.
	Hilderbran
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 28 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House