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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Stacy Furdek of Lubbock passed away on May 26, 2011, |
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at the age of 45, leaving her circle of family and friends to |
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cherish their many happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jim and Diana Richards, the former |
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Stacy Rene Richards was born in Lubbock on October 29, 1965; she |
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graduated from Odessa Permian High School and earned her master's |
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degree in English/American literature from Texas Tech University; |
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after teaching English at Mackenzie Middle School, she joined the |
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faculty at Frenship High School, and she also taught at the Smith |
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Unit in Lamesa; her experience there led her to work with the |
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Lubbock County Jail to develop a GED program for prisoners; in |
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addition, she was a freelance writer and was conducting research |
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for a book on women on death row; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Stephen Furdek in Lubbock on June 1, |
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1998, and welcomed his son, Nicholas, as her first child; on August |
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16, 2000, the couple became the parents of Christopher, who |
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inherited his mother's blue eyes and blond hair; Ms. Furdek was |
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devoted to her children and adored taking Christopher to see his |
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grandmother and on camping trips; generous and compassionate, she |
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reached out to those who were suffering and offered love and hope to |
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all those in need; any stray pet who came her way found a new home |
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and tender care, and she instilled concern for the well-being of |
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animals in her sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Stacy Furdek brought joy to innumerable people |
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through her wonderful sense of humor and great kindness; although |
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she will be deeply missed, she will forever hold a special place in |
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the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Stacy Richards |
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Furdek and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Stephen Furdek; to her sons, Nicholas and |
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Christopher Furdek; to her father, Jim Richards, and his wife, |
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Debbie; to her mother, Diana Meyer, and her husband, Kelly; to her |
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sister, Cindy Nottingham, and her husband, David; to her nephew, |
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Tristan Nottingham; to her niece, Marissa Nottingham; to her |
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grandfather, James Richards, and his wife, Florence; and to her |
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other relatives and friends; 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 Senate and House of |
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Representatives adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Stacy |
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Richards Furdek. |