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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 672
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In Memory |
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of |
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Sylvia Renée Adame |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Galveston in mourning the loss of Sylvia Renée Adame, |
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who died April 8, 2013, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Renée Adame was born August 20, 1948, in |
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Texas City; after graduating from Texas City High School in 1966, |
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she began a career with the National Aeronautics and Space |
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Administration; during this time, she met Alberto Adame, a |
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lieutenant in the United States Army, and they were married in |
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August of 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, Renée Adame embraced the role of an officer's wife |
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and provided her husband with unwavering support as he rose |
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through the ranks to become a lieutenant colonel; as they moved |
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from post to post, the couple raised four children, Allyson, Jeb, |
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Monica, and Danielle, who were a source of much pride and joy and |
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who blessed them with four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The family returned to the Texas Gulf Coast in |
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1984, and Mrs. Adame began a career with the Galveston Park |
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Board, where she played an important role in such projects as the |
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Beach Renourishment Project, the restoration and christening of |
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the USS Cavalla as a historic museum, and the annual Galveston |
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Mardi Gras celebration; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Adame later joined Mitchell Historic Properties |
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as director of marketing and special projects; among the many |
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projects she spearheaded were the development of the Galveston |
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FeatherFest, the Hotel Galvez Centennial Celebration, and the |
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Annual Tremont House Mardi Gras Ball; and |
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WHEREAS, She was particularly proud of her work with the |
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company's community-based social programs that worked to improve |
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the lives of the community's children; noteworthy among them are |
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the Safe Haven Program, the Mitchell Substance Abuse Prevention |
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Program, and the Galveston Sustainable Communities Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a rare combination of humility and |
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confidence, Renée Adame enriched the lives of all those who had |
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the privilege of sharing in her life, and her wisdom, her |
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generous spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Sylvia Renée Adame; 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 Renée Adame. |
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Taylor |
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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 |