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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 Helen Kilroy of Santa Fe, Texas, who passed away on |
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December 22, 2014, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 5, 1944, Helen Kilroy worked as an |
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executive assistant and later enjoyed a career as a travel agent; |
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she and her husband, Jim Kilroy, shared 47 years together and became |
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the parents of two beloved sons, Mark and Keith; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her personal and professional |
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responsibilities, Mrs. Kilroy served as a volunteer with many |
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organizations in the Santa Fe and Hitchcock region; she played an |
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instrumental role in establishing the Santa Fe ISD School Education |
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Foundation and served on the board of Santa Fe Parks and Recreation; |
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a district leader for the Bay Area Council Cub Scouts, she helped |
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start the Cub Scout pack at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; as |
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a member of that church for more than 40 years, Mrs. Kilroy served |
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the congregation as a Eucharistic minister and as the organizer of |
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the church's auction, and she also fostered seven young children |
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through Catholic charities; furthermore, she volunteered as an EMT |
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and paramedic for the Santa Fe EMS ambulance and worked with Meals |
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on Wheels; and |
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WHEREAS, Of all her community endeavors, closest to her heart |
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was her establishment of the Mark Kilroy Foundation with her |
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husband; named in honor of the couple's 21-year-old son who was |
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kidnapped and killed in Mexico by drug smugglers in 1989, the |
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foundation was created to support anti-drug efforts; Mrs. Kilroy |
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also helped organize the Substance Abuse Free Environment program |
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and the annual Mark Kilroy Foundation Fundraiser, which helps |
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secure grants for youth counselors; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family and her community, |
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Helen Kilroy lived a caring and purposeful life, and she will |
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forever be remembered with admiration and affection by all who held |
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her close to their hearts; 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 Helen Kilroy and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Jim Kilroy; to her son, Keith Kilroy, and his wife; to her |
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two grandchildren; to her three sisters; and to her other relatives |
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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 Helen |
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Kilroy. |