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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 655
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In Memory |
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of |
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Catherine Geraldine Green |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Catherine Geraldine Green, who died |
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April 21, 2015, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, Catherine Green was born on June 7, 1938, in |
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Lafayette, Louisiana, to Joseph Watson Brown and Mary Agnes |
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Dartez Brown; after graduating from the Holy Rosary Institute in |
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Lafayette, she attended Texas Southern University, where she |
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earned a bachelor's degree in biology; and |
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WHEREAS, She enjoyed her professional work in medical |
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research at the Baylor College of Medicine and at The University |
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of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; she specialized in the |
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fields of virology, colon cancer, and immunology; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Jessie Green after her college |
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graduation, and she was blessed with three children, David Alan |
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Green, Larry V. Green, and the late Melanie G. Green; she later |
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became the grandmother of Meggan, Kelsey, Dylan, and Joseph, who |
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were a source of much pride and joy for her; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her |
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daily life, she was a member of Saint Benedict the Abbot Catholic |
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Church, where she taught classes, served as church historian and |
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as president of the Saint Benedict's Seniors, and was a member of |
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the Ladies Auxiliary; she was also active in the community as a |
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volunteer with Child Advocates of Houston and the Leukemia |
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Lymphoma Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave generously to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was devoted to her family and friends, and she |
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leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by all who |
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were privileged to share in her life; now, 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 Catherine Geraldine Green; 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 Catherine Geraldine Green. |
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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 29, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |