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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kerrville lost a beloved friend and |
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renowned philanthropist with the death of Kathleen Cox Cailloux, |
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who passed away on June 16, 2007, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 27, 1914, in Monroe City, Missouri, |
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the former Kathy Cox grew up in Oklahoma City, where she graduated |
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from Classen High School in 1933; she went on to pursue a modeling |
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career in New York City and later moved with her family to Houston; |
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in 1942, she married Floyd Cailloux, a friend from school, and the |
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couple became the parents of three children, Patrick, Paula, and |
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Ken; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cailloux and her husband retired to Kerrville |
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in the early 1980s and subsequently supported numerous charitable |
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endeavors in the Texas Hill Country and throughout the state; among |
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the organizations that benefited from their generosity are |
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Schreiner University, the Gladney Center for Adoption, the Scottish |
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Rite Children's Hospital, The University of Texas at Austin, the M. |
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D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Shriners Hospitals for Children |
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in Galveston and Houston; in 1994, they founded the Floyd A. and |
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Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation to continue their patronage of |
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nonprofit organizations in the Kerr County region; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her husband's death in 1997, Mrs. Cailloux |
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further contributed to Kerrville through the development of such |
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organizations as the Cailloux Charter School at the Hill Country |
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Youth Ranch, the Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center for the |
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Performing Arts, and the Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society of |
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Kerrville; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed woman was a devoted mother and |
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grandmother who was known for her characteristic good nature and |
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luminous smile; she enjoyed a variety of pursuits, including |
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reading, gardening, cooking, and horseback riding, and she |
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delighted in the company of her dogs; a lifelong Methodist, she drew |
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strength from her faith and was a valued member of the First United |
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Methodist Church of Kerrville; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to making the world a better place, Kathy |
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Cailloux graciously shared her time and resources in behalf of her |
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fellow citizens, and she leaves behind a legacy of compassion, joy, |
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and benevolence that will long resonate in Kerrville and the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kathleen Cox Cailloux |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Paula Cailloux Heileman and her husband, Blacky, and |
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Kenneth Floyd Cailloux and his wife, Sandy; to her grandchildren, |
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Robert Stephen Andresakis and his wife, Summer, Ben Modisett and |
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his wife, Leslie, and Cori Modisett; and to her |
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great-grandchildren, Dylan and Jack Modisett; 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 Kathleen |
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Cox Cailloux. |