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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 664
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In Memory |
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of |
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Helen Grace Burkhart Prehn |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas pays tribute to |
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the life of Helen Grace Burkhart Prehn, who died in Austin on |
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March 28, 2013, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1926 in Beaumont, Helen graduated from |
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Beaumont High School and earned her bachelor of arts degree in |
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history and Spanish from Louisiana State University; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious Texas lady spent much of her life |
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working for medical centers and volunteering her service on their |
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boards, but her abiding passion remained her family, and she |
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seized opportunities to celebrate the benchmark occasions in the |
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lives of her children and grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, she lived in several Texas cities |
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before moving to Austin in 1982; in Houston, she was employed by |
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Baylor Medical Center; in San Antonio, she worked for The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center, and in Dallas, she |
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worked for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In Austin, Helen was employed in the office of the |
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Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs of The University of Texas |
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System; in addition, she served as a volunteer on the boards of |
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Saint David's Medical Center, Saint David's Foundation, and |
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People's Community Clinic; she also tutored young students at |
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Zavala Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary lady and loving matriarch led a |
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life of generosity, compassion, and family devotion; she touched |
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the lives of many, and she leaves behind memories that will long |
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be cherished by her daughters, Emily and Kathryn, her |
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grandchildren, and her many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Helen Grace Burkhart Prehn; 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 |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Helen Prehn. |
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Watson |
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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 April 15, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |