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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Laura Christine Putkey of Houston, who passed away on September |
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21, 2016, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 29, 1957, to Pat and Claire Fagundes in |
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Palo Alto, California, the former Laura Fagundes graduated from El |
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Camino High School and studied business at Skyline College and |
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Riverside Community College; she met John Putkey in 1974, and they |
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were joined in matrimony in 1977; over the course of a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 39 years, they were blessed with two |
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children, Traci and Johnny; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Houston in 1982, Ms. Putkey enjoyed |
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a career that put her administrative abilities and graphic design |
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talents to good use; in addition to working with a number of |
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medical-affiliated organizations, she established her own |
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business, Graphics Communications by Laura; a joyful soul who loved |
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opportunities to celebrate her family and friends, she delighted in |
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organizing birthday and Christmas parties, whose brilliant sparkle |
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and conviviality still evoke the warmest of memories; and |
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WHEREAS, Laura Putkey embraced life to the fullest, and she |
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will forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and loved |
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her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Laura Christine |
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Putkey and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, John; to her children, Traci and Johnny; to her |
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siblings, Viki-Lynn, Joseph, Frank, Stanley, Gregory, and Eric; and |
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to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Laura |
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Christine Putkey. |