H.R. No. 463

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Kristi Marie
	Couvillon-Wise of Austin suffered an immeasurable loss with her
	untimely passing on October 1, 2010, at the age of 36; and
	WHEREAS, The daughter of Donna and Paul Kreuzer and Edward
	Couvillon, the former Kristi Couvillon was born in Texas City on
	September 20, 1974; after graduating from Clements High School, she
	earned her bachelor's degree at Trinity University and went on to
	receive a master's degree in social work as well as a doctor of
	jurisprudence with honors from The University of Texas at Austin;
	in 2006, she married John Wise, and the couple became the proud
	parents of a beloved baby girl, Vivienne Grace; and
	WHEREAS, From an early age, Ms. Couvillon-Wise demonstrated
	a strong sense of compassion that ultimately led her to devote her
	life to helping others, first as a special education teacher and
	later as a social worker for people living with HIV/AIDS, mental
	illness, and drug addiction, as well as for the homeless; during her
	career as an attorney, she was awarded a distinguished George Soros
	Fellowship, and she represented indigent clients on death row; she
	was part of a team of attorneys with the Texas Defender Service that
	successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court for the release
	of a death row inmate; she was also briefly employed in the Travis
	County Attorney's Office, and she later opened her own criminal
	defense practice; named to the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
	Association Board of Directors, she further contributed to her
	professional community as president of Texas Law Fellowships and as
	manuscript editor for the Texas Journal of Civil Liberties and
	Civil Rights; and
	WHEREAS, In her free time, Ms. Couvillon-Wise enjoyed
	traveling, running, listening to music of all genres, and spending
	time in nature, and she also found great joy in caring for animals;
	and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Couvillon-Wise greatly suffered with severe
	postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, and she lost
	her torturous battle with the condition on October 1, 2010; the
	tragic circumstances of her death have since led to the founding of
	the Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas, which was
	established in her honor, and the creation of the 2nd Postpartum
	Support International Traveling Memory Quilt; moreover, the Texas
	Civil Rights Project named the Kristi Couvillon pro bono award in
	her honor; and
	WHEREAS, Kristi Couvillon-Wise made a positive difference in
	countless lives, both through the love and kindness she shared with
	her family and friends and through the work she did to help those in
	need, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of
	all who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
	of Kristi Couvillon-Wise and extend sincere condolences to her
	loved ones; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kristi
	Couvillon-Wise.
	Thierry
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 463 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on August 14, 2017.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House