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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an accomplished Texan drew to a close |
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with the passing of Rebecca Watson Carroll of Arlington on October |
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17, 2012, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 14, 1946, to Marion and John Watson, |
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Becky Watson was raised in Dallas and was a member of the B. A. |
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Belles drill team while a student at Bryan Adams High School; she |
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went on to enroll at Stephen F. Austin State University, where she |
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was active in the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority; during her freshman |
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year, she met the love of her life, Christopher Carroll, and they |
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married in 1969, shortly after she earned her bachelor's degree; |
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the couple later became the parents of two beloved children, James |
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and Katie; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Carroll taught high school English in Lewisville |
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for two years before spending six years with the Woodbine |
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Development Company in Dallas as its liaison with the community and |
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elected officials and as its director of marketing; in 1980, she and |
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her husband entered the restaurant business and founded Spring |
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Creek Barbeque; they later added a Mexican restaurant and then two |
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other restaurant brands, expanding from one location in Richardson |
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to a business that today includes 45 locations and more than 2,000 |
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employees; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Carroll excelled in each of her myriad |
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responsibilities with Spring Creek Companies; she was greatly |
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admired for treating employees like family, and she encouraged |
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academic success among student workers by developing grade-bonus, |
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tuition-assistance, and award programs; in addition, she guided the |
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business's efforts to reach out to the local community by |
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supporting churches, schools, charities, and civic groups; and |
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WHEREAS, An individual of many talents, Becky Carroll |
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approached all of her endeavors with strength, honesty, and |
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compassion, and she leaves behind a legacy that will continue to |
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inspire others for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Becky Carroll and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Christopher Carroll; to her children, James and Katie |
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Carroll; to her sisters and their husbands, Ginni and J. Robinson |
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and Nancy and Jim Mook; to her brother, Scott Watson; to her |
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mother-in-law, Ivan Phillips; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Becky |
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Carroll. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 974 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 27, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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