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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 745
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In Memory |
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of |
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Charlotte Koehler Flynn |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of activist and community leader Charlotte |
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Koehler Flynn, who died April 19, 2015, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, Charlotte Flynn was born on March 28, 1919, in |
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Saint Louis, Missouri, to Charlotte and Arnold Koehler; she |
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earned a degree in nursing from Washington University; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Bill Flynn in 1941, and they enjoyed |
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more than 65 years of marriage together; they raised three |
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children, Liz, Mary Lou, and Greg, and were blessed with two |
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granddaughters; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving frequently for many years due to |
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Mr. Flynn's career in the United States Navy, the family settled |
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in Austin in 1970; as she had done many times before, Mrs. Flynn |
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became involved in the local Girl Scout council, but she soon |
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expanded her focus to include social justice advocacy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Flynn was a founding member of the Austin |
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chapter of the Gray Panthers and is largely credited with saving |
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the national organization when she served as its chair during the |
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1990s; she was a spokesperson for the National Campaign for |
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Universal Health Care, an initiative of the Gray Panthers; she |
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was also active with the Texas Coalition for Juvenile Justice and |
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the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her indomitable will, her |
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integrityandforthrightness,andherenthusiasmforlivingeach |
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day to the fullest will not be forgotten by those who were |
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privileged to share in her life; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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her family and countless friends; 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 Charlotte Koehler Flynn; 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 Charlotte Koehler Flynn. |
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Watson |
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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 May 8, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |