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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 125
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In Memory |
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of |
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Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Maurine Viola |
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Gustafson Kocurek, who died June 17, 2011, at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek was born November |
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25, 1912, in rural Travis County to Ida and Carl Gustafson; she |
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moved with her family to Austin at a young age and went on to |
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graduate from Austin High School, earning both academic and |
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commercial diplomas; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Willie Kocurek, the love of her life, |
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in 1934, and the couple raised two children, Neal and Kay; a firm |
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believer in the value of education, she played a vital role in her |
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children's schooling and extracurricular activities, serving as |
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president of the Parent Teacher Association and participating in |
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Brownies and Cub Scouts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kocurek was instrumental in helping her |
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husband start his business, the Willie Kocurek Company, and she |
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later provided invaluable support when he returned to The |
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University of Texas at Austin to study law; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in community and civic affairs, Mrs. |
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Kocurek was founding president of the Lions' Ladies Luncheon Club |
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and a life member of the Austin Women's Club; she was a member of |
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the advisory board of the Austin Community College Senior Academy |
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and was named Outstanding Citizen in 1989 by the Adult Services |
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Council of Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kocurek was a devout Christian who practiced |
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her faith in her daily life; she was a member of University United |
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Methodist Church, where she served on the administrative board |
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and the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee and was a member of the |
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Fellowship Forum Sunday School class; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strength, compassion, and warmth, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom and her enthusiasm for |
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living each day to the fullest will not be forgotten by those who |
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knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and although she will be deeply missed by her family and |
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countless friends, she will continue to live in their hearts and |
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minds for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Maurine Viola Gustafson |
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Kocurek; 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 Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek. |
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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 June 28, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |