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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104
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In Memory |
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of |
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Delia Ellen Kerr Unger |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Delia Ellen Kerr |
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Unger, who died July 7, 2013, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, Ellen Kerr was born on May 8, 1946, in Oklahoma |
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City, and she moved with her family to Fort Worth in 1952; she |
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graduated from R. L. Paschal High School, and in 1968, she earned |
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a degree from The University of Texas School of Nursing in |
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Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, Ellen went on to spend her life helping people in |
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various ways through her highly successful career in the field of |
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health care and her volunteer work; she was a nurse, a massage |
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therapist, and a cancer specialist; in 1994, she began her |
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specialization in women's breast health by becoming a breast |
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and cervical cancer detection nurse; she later became a |
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certified lymphedema therapist and a certified breast health |
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navigator; and |
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WHEREAS, She was dedicated to her work at the Kupferle |
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Breast Center of Harris Hospital and the Lymphedema Clinic; in |
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2008, she moved with her husband, Lee Unger, to El Paso to develop |
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the Cancer Navigation Program for Sierra Providence Health |
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Network; they returned to Fort Worth after her retirement in |
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2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Ellen gave selflessly of her time to others and |
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was devoted to her family; she was a devout Christian and a member |
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of Genesis United Methodist Church; she loved traveling and |
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outdoor activities, especially hiking, fishing, camping, and |
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bicycling with her husband; and |
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WHEREAS, Ellen Unger was an exemplary lady who was respected |
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for her many accomplishments; she was beloved by many, and she will |
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long be remembered with affection and appreciation by all who were |
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privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Delia Ellen Kerr Unger; |
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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 Ellen Unger. |
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Davis |
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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 July 30, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |