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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
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In Memory |
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of |
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Susan Holland Campbell |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Susan Holland Campbell, who died June |
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23, 2010, at the age of 53; and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation native Texan, Susan |
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Campbell was born April 15, 1957, in Beaumont and grew up in |
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Georgetown, participating in drill team, choir, and theater at |
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school; she graduated from Wichita Falls High School, where |
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she sang in the a capella choir and the Old High Singers and |
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participated in drama; and |
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WHEREAS, She earned a bachelor's degree in history from |
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Midwestern State University, where she was named Outstanding |
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Woman in her sophomore, junior, and senior years and capped her |
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senior year as Lady Midwestern; she was also a student academic |
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advisor and was elected to the Chi Omega Sorority and to several |
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honor societies; and |
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WHEREAS, She went on to pursue graduate studies in historic |
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preservation and began a career in downtown and community |
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development; she joined the Texas Main Street Program, working in |
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McKinney and Austin before serving for 10 years with Downtown |
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Fort Worth, holding a variety of positions, including vice |
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president and marketing communications director; and |
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WHEREAS, She and her husband, James, moved to Bowie in |
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1998, and Susan became Main Street director and economic |
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development coordinator for the City of Bowie; she was a longtime |
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member of the Texas Downtown Association and served as the |
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organization's president in 2009; she was active in numerous |
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other civic and charitable organizations and continued to share |
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her artistic talents by participating as a singer and performer |
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in local productions; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave generously to others, and her family and friends will |
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continue to live with the cherished memories of her life and her |
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many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family and friends of Susan Holland Campbell; 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 Susan Holland Campbell. |
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Estes |
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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 January 19, 2011, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |