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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 750
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In Memory |
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Gina Rifino Ducloux |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Gina Rifino Ducloux, who died April 15, |
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2009, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Gina Ducloux was born June 24, 1923, in New |
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Jersey; she excelled as a student and exhibited outstanding |
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musical ability at a young age, performing operatic voice |
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recitals as a teenager; and |
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WHEREAS, She earned a voice scholarship to the University |
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of New Hampshire, where she met her husband, Walter Ducloux, a |
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professor at the university and an NBC Symphony Orchestra |
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assistant conductor; they were married for 53 years; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple pursued their artistic calling in such |
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diverse places as Prague, New York City, and Los Angeles before |
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moving to Austin in 1968, where they developed the opera and |
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symphony at The University of Texas; Mrs. Ducloux, along with her |
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husband, and with the tremendous support of the community, |
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founded the Austin Lyric Opera in 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ducloux was a dedicated and inspirational |
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voice teacher and vocal coach, and her high school students |
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routinely won top prizes in University Interscholastic League |
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competitions; she was noted for her ability to teach foreign |
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language musical diction and was in great demand at such events |
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as the Mozart Festival in Salzburg, Austria, where she taught as |
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recently as 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of elegance, graciousness, and |
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generosity, Mrs. Ducloux gave unselfishly to others, and her |
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charm, wisdom, and enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest |
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will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and her |
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family and many friends will continue to live with the cherished |
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memories of her life and her many achievements; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Gina Rifino Ducloux: her daughter and son-in-law, |
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Denise Brink and Howard; her sons and daughters-in-law, Claude |
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and Susan Ducloux and Philip and Summer Ducloux; and her |
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grandchildren, Simone, Christopher, Daniel, Dominique, and Zoe; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Gina Rifino Ducloux. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 28, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |