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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
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In Memory |
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of |
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Grace Annabel Lee |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Beaumont in mourning the loss of Grace Annabel Lee, |
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who died June 7, 2013, at the age of 24; and |
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WHEREAS, Grace Annabel Lee was born to Mary Anne and Bryan |
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H. Lee on December 26, 1988, in Beaumont; she graduated from |
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Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School, where she studied creative |
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writing and theater and served as student body class vice |
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president; and |
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WHEREAS, She graduated with honors from Loyola Marymount |
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University in Los Angeles and earned degrees in theater arts and |
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theology; she was on the dean's list all four years of college, |
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and she was noted for diligently pursuing a wide variety of |
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interests and for consistently striving to broaden her horizons; |
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her ventures during her college years included participating in a |
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Mandarin language class and furthering her practice of |
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theatrical arts in a study-abroad program in Western Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her graduation, she earned a yoga |
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teacher certification and spent a summer in China volunteering |
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with mentally challenged children; after spending time in China, |
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she decided to move to San Francisco and attend the University of |
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San Francisco School of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Grace was a well-traveled, highly accomplished |
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young woman who was adventurous and inquisitive and who |
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consistently sought out the beauty and truth in life; she was |
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beloved by all who knew her, and she touched the lives of |
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countless people; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a remarkably talented individual who was |
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noted for her engaging personality, her gracious manner, and her |
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witty sense of humor; she was passionate and goal-oriented, |
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generous and loving, and she leaves behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by all who were privileged to share in her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Grace Annabel Lee; and, be |
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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 |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Grace Annabel Lee. |
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Williams |
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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 18, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |