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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 423
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In Memory |
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Tracy Lewis Curtis |
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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 Tracy Lewis Curtis, |
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who died January 28, 2011, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Tracy Curtis was born May 11, 1943, on Coronado |
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Island, California; she grew up in Amarillo and graduated from |
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Amarillo High School before going on to earn a degree in history |
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from The University of Texas in 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, She returned to Austin in 1974 and became the |
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first director of promotions at Texas Monthly, where she met |
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Gregory Curtis; the couple married in 1975, and began a life of |
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love and mutual respect together; and |
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WHEREAS, She was completely devoted to her children, |
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willing to leave work at a moment's notice to attend to their |
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needs; firm but generous, she served as their best friend and |
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confidant throughout her life; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a gracious hostess with renowned cooking |
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skills and the ability to make each guest feel special; her |
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devoted circle of friends included her book club, her Monday |
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breakfast group, and the memorable Jelly Girls of Mississippi; |
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she was also active in community affairs as a member of the Junior |
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League, the altar guild at All Saints' Episcopal Church and the |
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board of Saint Andrews School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Curtis had an entrepreneurial spirit and |
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created several businesses, including a cooking school for |
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children and a service that shepherded authors throughout the |
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city on book tours; later in life, she returned to school and |
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earned a degree in interior design; she became a member of the |
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American Society of Interior Designers and founded 3 Fold Design, |
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an award-winning firm; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her graciousness, her unerring |
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sense of style, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she |
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leaves behind countless treasured 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 of Tracy Lewis Curtis: her husband, Gregory Curtis; her |
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children, Elizabeth Essary White, Ann Quentin White, Vivian Reed |
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Potterf, and Gregory Benson Curtis, Jr.; her mother, Shirley |
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Oliver Lewis; her sister, Sally Strickland; and her three |
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grandchildren; 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 Tracy Lewis Curtis. |
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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 March 2, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |