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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of Carli Grace Simmons of Burkeville, who passed away on |
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April 26, 2013, at the age of three; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Valerie and Bradley Simmons, Carli |
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was born on December 8, 2009, in DeRidder, Louisiana, and she |
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brought great happiness to her parents, her brother "Co-Co," her |
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grandparents, Paw-Paw and Maw-Maw and Grampy and Grammy, and all |
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those around her; and |
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WHEREAS, Carli was diagnosed with a brain tumor before she |
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turned two, and, motivated by their experiences at Texas Children's |
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Hospital, her parents established Carli's Butterfly |
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W.I.S.H.E.S. Foundation; this nonprofit organization works to meet |
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the needs of families with loved ones in the Progressive Care Unit |
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of the hospital by providing toys for the children and meals for the |
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families; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her time on this earth was far too brief, |
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Carli Grace inspired countless others with her beautiful smile and |
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contagious laugh, and the foundation that carries her name will |
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continue to bring comfort into the lives of others facing the |
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struggle of a prolonged stay at the hospital; 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 Carli Grace Simmons |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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parents, Valerie and Bradley Simmons; to her brother, Cody "Co-Co" |
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Simmons; to her grandparents, David and Nancy Bishop and James and |
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Joy Hutton; to her great-grandparents, Raymond and Etta Simmons; to |
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her great-grandfather, Merton Smith; to her aunts, Brenda Addison, |
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Laurie Greer, and Sierra Hutton; to her uncles, Brenton Hutton and |
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Nathan Hutton; to her cousins, Nolan and Erin Greer; and to her |
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other relatives and many 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 Carli |
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Simmons. |