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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
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In Memory |
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of |
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Cheryl Lynn McIntyre |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of College Station in mourning the loss of Cheryl Lynn |
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McIntyre, who died November 30, 2014, at the age of 41; and |
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WHEREAS, Cheryl McIntyre was born on October 30, 1973, in |
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Easley, South Carolina; as a young girl, she found joy |
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participating in the music ministry of Easley First Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, She graduated from Converse College in 1995 with a |
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bachelor's degree in politics; she joined the United States Air |
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Force and began her remarkable career as a space launch officer |
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at Cape Canaveral; she went on to serve in numerous positions for |
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the Pentagon, and while working for the Pentagon, she earned a |
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master's degree in Arabic studies at Georgetown University; and |
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WHEREAS, She met her husband, Roy McIntyre, during her |
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first of two deployments to Iraq, and they married over a |
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satellite link in 2004 while Roy was serving in Baghdad; they |
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moved to College Station, and while Roy completed a master's |
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degree program at Texas A&M University, Cheryl was employed to |
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create and teach the first Arabic language program at the |
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institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Roy and Cheryl shared a life of adventure and |
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abiding love and were blessed with four children; in times of |
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heartache, they cherished the invaluable support of friends and |
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fellow church members; and |
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WHEREAS, Cheryl was a woman of deep spiritual faith and was |
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an inspiration to many; she leaves behind memories that will long |
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be treasured by all who were privileged to share in her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Cheryl Lynn McIntyre; 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 Cheryl Lynn McIntyre. |
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Bettencourt |
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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 January 15, 2015, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |