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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Elaine Annette |
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Guajardo Kelley of San Antonio, who died on July 24, 2007, at the |
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age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 30, 1949, to Hilario and Mary A. |
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Guajardo, Elaine Kelley was a graduate of Little Flower High School |
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and earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of |
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the Incarnate Word; during her senior year in college, she answered |
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her nation's call to duty and enlisted in the United States Army as |
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a second lieutenant; following her active service, she continued to |
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hold the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, In an exemplary nursing career that spanned nearly |
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30 years, Ms. Kelley worked at Wilford Hall Medical Center and |
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Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston; her expertise as a |
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cardiovascular nurse, as well as her dedication, deep compassion, |
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and meticulous professionalism, greatly benefited her patients |
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over the years and earned her the admiration and respect of her |
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peers; and |
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WHEREAS, Called to active duty during the Desert Shield and |
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Desert Storm campaigns, Lieutenant Colonel Kelley served with |
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distinction as assistant chief nurse in the 114th EVAC Hospital in |
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Saudi Arabia, where she provided outstanding care to countless |
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soldiers; her devotion to duty earned her the National Defense |
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Service Medal with Service Star, the Army Commendation Medal, the |
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Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Reserve Component Achievement |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Outside of her professional responsibilities, Ms. |
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Kelley gave generously of her time and expertise to benefit her |
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community; she led training seminars in CPR for schools and civic |
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organizations and supported numerous Catholic church programs, |
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including the youth choir, the youth drill team, summer Bible |
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school, and prayer groups; in addition, she was an active member of |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, De Amigos de Amigos, Chapter 128 of the |
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Disabled American Veterans, and the Paralyzed Veterans of America; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, friends, church, and country, |
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Elaine Kelley dedicated her life to the service of others; although |
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her life ended far too soon, memories of her courage, perseverance, |
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and integrity will continue to inspire all who knew her; now, |
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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 memory of Elaine Annette |
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Guajardo Kelley and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her daughters, Lisa Kelley Walker and her husband, |
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Christopher, and Nina Kelley; to her parents, Hilario and Mary A. |
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Guajardo; to her sisters, Sharon G. Callihan and her husband, |
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Charles, Adele G. Polk, and Theresa G. Johnson; to her brother, Eli |
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V. Guajardo and his wife, Melinda; to her uncle, Francis B. |
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Guilbeau; to her cousin, Ernestine McGee; to her special friend, |
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Charlotte Sampson; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Elaine |
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Annette Guajardo Kelley. |