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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Diane |
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DeVooght Key of Austin, who passed away on February 26, 2017, at the |
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age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Paul and Verena DeVooght, the former |
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Diane DeVooght was born on March 23, 1950, in Marquette, Michigan, |
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and grew up with her sister, Ann, and her brother, Duane; when she |
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was three years old, she moved with her family to Austin; she |
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attended St. Mary's Academy and went on to earn a bachelor's degree |
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in education from Texas State University-San Marcos in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, On July 16, 1977, she was joined in matrimony to John |
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Key at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Austin; during a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned nearly four decades, the couple became the |
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proud parents of a daughter, Colleen, and with the passing years, |
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they had the pleasure of welcoming into their family four |
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grandchildren, Joseph, Patrick, Daniel, and Rita; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Key served as a troop |
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leader for Girl Scout Troop No. 317 and as a volunteer at Barrington |
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Elementary School, a role that eventually led to her employment as a |
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teacher's aide in charge of the school's computer lab; she was also |
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active in the pro-life movement, giving generously of her time and |
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energies to the Texas Alliance for Life and other such groups; |
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moreover, she was an avid gardener and a member of the Austin |
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Daylily Society, and she participated in the Capital 10K race every |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her strength of character, her kind and |
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generous nature, and her quick wit, Diane Key led a life that was |
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rich in the intangibles that matter most, and she holds a treasured |
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place in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know her; |
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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 Diane DeVooght Key |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family and her |
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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 Diane Key. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1516 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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