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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 793
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In Memory |
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of |
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Adrienne Keen McFarland |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Adrienne Keen McFarland, who died March |
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9, 2013, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Adrienne McFarland was a treasured citizen whose |
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many contributions to her family, friends, community, and state |
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served as an inspiration to all those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, Adrienne graduated from Coronado High School in |
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El Paso at the age of 16; she was married to her husband, Bill |
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McFarland, for nearly 44 years, and the couple raised two |
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children, Joel and Joanna, and was blessed with four |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Her professional and storied career included |
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stints at the Office of the Dean of Students at The University of |
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Texas at Austin, the Westlake Picayune, and the Frank Erwin |
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Special Events Center; she was best known for the time she spent |
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as executive assistant to State Senator Rodney Ellis, in whose |
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office she was noted for her ability to convince others of the |
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rightness of the causes she advocated; and |
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WHEREAS, She took great pleasure in fine food and wine and |
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was an avid supporter of progressive issues, particularly |
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women's rights; her infectious laugh and engaging sense of humor |
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made her the life of the workplace and of every gathering in which |
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she participated; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to all those she knew, and her generous spirit, |
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her warmth, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest |
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will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and |
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grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be |
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cherished forever by her family and countless friends; now, |
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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 Adrienne Keen McFarland; 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 Adrienne McFarland. |
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Ellis |
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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 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 |