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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 828
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In Memory |
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Kristin Elizabeth McLain |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Kristin Elizabeth |
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McLain, who died April 27, 2015, at the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristin McLain was born on February 10, 1969, in |
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Colorado Springs; she grew up at a boys' camp in Florissant, |
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Colorado, where she developed a passion for horses and a deep |
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love of the outdoors; and |
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WHEREAS, She earned a degree in equine science at Colorado |
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State University and spent several years training horses |
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throughout the country; her desire to help others led her back to |
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school, and she earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing at |
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the University of Northern Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, She began her nursing career by serving in the |
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emergency room at the Denver Health Medical Center, and she soon |
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became inspired to pursue a career as a rescue flight nurse; |
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after several years of working with Flight for Life of Colorado, |
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she moved to Austin to serve with Star Flight, Travis County's |
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aerial emergency medical service; and |
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WHEREAS, She handled the responsibilities of a Star Flight |
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nurse with the utmost skill and dedication, and she was greatly |
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admired by her peers for her remarkable energy and tenacity, her |
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enthusiastic team spirit, and her courage and compassion; her |
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life was tragically cut short while she was performing her duties |
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during a helicopter rescue mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristin McLain was the devoted wife of Winston |
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Merrill, with whom she shared a great love for the outdoors and |
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athletics; she was a true hero who was beloved by many, and she |
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leaves behind memories that will long be cherished 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 Kristin Elizabeth McLain; 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 Kristin McLain. |
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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 18, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |