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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Barbara |
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Gulick Rathke of Del Rio, who passed away on March 18, 2009, at the |
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age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Sparks and Lenora Gulick, the former |
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Barbara Gulick was born in Del Rio on December 15, 1942; she went on |
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to graduate from Del Rio High School in 1960, and she later earned a |
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master's degree in education from Sul Ross State University; she |
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became a teacher in the local public school system, and her students |
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cherished her ability to brighten the classroom and make learning |
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fun with her creative instruction and imaginative storytelling; |
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after 30 years as an educator, she retired in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife to Dr. Herman L. Rathke, Mrs. Rathke |
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enjoyed spending time with him on their farm, feeding their |
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livestock, tending to their horses and dogs, and riding horses with |
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her children and grandchildren; with a passion for animals, Mrs. |
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Rathke assisted with her husband's veterinary practice and would |
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often care for the animals who were in distress; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Rathke enriched the lives of many with her |
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kindness and generosity, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in the hearts of all who were privileged to share in her love |
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and friendship; 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 memory of Barbara Gulick |
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Rathke and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Dr. Herman L. Rathke; to her daughter, Elaine Coggins, |
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and her husband, Toby; to her son, Lucas Gilliam, and his wife, |
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Mariana; to her sisters, Cookie Gulick, Cathie Callnan and her |
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husband, Ken, and Sandra Cauthorn and her husband, Bobby; to her |
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brother, Jimmy McNair, and his wife, Kathy; to her grandchildren, |
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Toby and Bess Coggins and Mauro and Luke Gilliam; to her niece, |
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Renita White, and her husband, Kyle; to her nephew, Bob Ricks, and |
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his wife, Shawndi; 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 Barbara |
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Rathke. |