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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lori Gasaway of Houston reached a special milestone |
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in her life with the celebration of her 50th birthday on December |
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13, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Lori Elizabeth Brown Gasaway was born in Little |
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Rock, Arkansas, in 1958; the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and Leroy |
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Arvel Brown, she moved with her family to Texas in 1973 and |
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graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in |
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Houston in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gasaway later attended the University of Houston |
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and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she maintained |
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a 4.0 grade point average; she balanced her studies with her work as |
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a ticket agent for Southwest Airlines; after 21 years with that |
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company, she started her own business, Gasaway Manufacturing, and |
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is currently one of the owners of KGI Machine Tools; and |
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WHEREAS, A singer and pianist, Ms. Gasaway performed with her |
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high school a capella, madrigal, and jazz choirs and has sung with |
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many church choirs; she is an active patron of the arts in the |
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Houston community, maintaining memberships in the Museum of Fine |
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Arts and the Museum of Natural Science, and she continues to be a |
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lifelong supporter of music, theater, dance, and all the fine arts; |
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other interests include oil painting and gardening, and she takes |
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great pleasure in cultivating roses; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Lori Gasaway enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband, Kent, her daughter, Rachel, and her |
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brothers, Joel and Tim, and she continues to honor the memory of her |
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late brother, Daniel Leroy Brown; renowned for her thoughtfulness, |
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her dedication, and her caring nature, she has earned the respect |
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and admiration of all who know her, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on all she has accomplished thus far and look with |
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anticipation toward the opportunities that lie ahead; 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 congratulate Lori Gasaway on her 50th birthday and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gasaway as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Callegari |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2142 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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