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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Linda Marie Kacal of Pearland, who passed away on July |
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31, 2013, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Bill and Ruth Russo, the former |
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Linda Russo married her longtime sweetheart, Jerry Kacal, in 1966; |
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the couple enrolled at Texas A&M University the following year, and |
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Ms. Kacal was named Miss Congeniality; resourceful and |
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industrious, she opened a beauty salon and helped put her husband |
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through college and law school; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kacal became the devoted mother of a daughter, |
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Amy, and son, Kyle; she frequently opened her beautifully decorated |
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home to their friends, as well as to exchange students, and she |
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served on the PTA at her children's and later her grandchildren's |
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schools; sustained by a deep faith, she was a member of the Women of |
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the Word Bible study group, and she volunteered extensively for |
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St. Helen Catholic Church and numerous charitable organizations, |
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including Meals on Wheels, Methodist Hospital, the Charity Guild, |
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and the Pearland Lioness Club; she was also an active member of the |
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Pearland Republican Women; and |
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WHEREAS, Caring and thoughtful, Ms. Kacal had a radiant smile |
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for all, and she set an example for others with her positive |
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outlook; she made everyone she encountered feel special, and she |
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was always ready to share a word of encouragement; during her |
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six-month battle with cancer, she demonstrated great strength and |
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courage, and she is one of the namesakes of the KK125 Ovarian Cancer |
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Research Foundation, cofounded by her son, State Representative |
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Kyle Kacal; and |
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WHEREAS, Linda Kacal lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her family, her faith, and her community, and she |
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will long be remembered with deep affection by all who were |
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privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Linda Marie Kacal |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband of 47 years, Jerry Kacal; to her son, Kyle Kacal, and his |
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wife, Marci; to her daughter, Amy Coiner, and her husband, Thomas; |
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to her brother, Bill Russo Jr., and his wife, Pam; to her sisters, |
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Gertrude Pizzo and her husband, Johnny, and Paula Getz and her |
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husband, Mike; to her grandchildren, Carter and Kendall Kacal and |
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Isabelle, Chase, and Garrett Coiner; and to her many other |
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relatives and 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 Linda Marie |
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Kacal. |