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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Caroline Booth of Denton on March 24, |
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2019, at the age of 42, has brought a profound loss to the family and |
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many dear friends of this beloved woman; and |
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WHEREAS, Caroline Booth was born in San Antonio on January |
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24, 1977, to Julie and John Booth; after graduating from Denton High |
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School in 1995, she earned a bachelor's degree in animal science and |
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agricultural journalism from Texas A&M University; she later went |
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back to school and obtained her master's degree in public |
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administration from the University of North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Booth began her career as the editor of the Land |
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and Livestock Post, a publication of the Bryan-College Station |
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Eagle; she went on to work as a communications specialist for the |
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Noble Foundation of Ardmore, Oklahoma, before returning to Denton |
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and taking a job as the volunteer coordinator and development |
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director for the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home; she then |
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served as communications director for the UNT library, and in 2014, |
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she became the business development officer of Denton Municipal |
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Electric; the following year, she was hired by the City of Denton's |
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planning and development department, where she was promoted to |
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director of development in 2016; along the way, she continued to |
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serve the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home as a board member |
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and also held membership in the Denton Benefit League; and |
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WHEREAS, Fiercely devoted to her family, Ms. Booth was |
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blessed to share her life with her husband, Michael Upshaw, and she |
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took great pride in her two sons, Andrew and Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the untimely loss of Caroline Booth has |
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deeply saddened all those who held her dear, they will forever |
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treasure their memories of the joy, love, and laughter that she |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Caroline Booth and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Michael Upshaw; to her sons, Andrew Lara and Luke Upshaw; |
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to her father and stepmother, John Booth and Patti Richard; to her |
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mother and stepfather, Julie and Gary Stillwell; to her sister, |
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Char Booth; to her step-siblings, Alexandra Cappelletti and Kristi |
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and Matt Stillwell; to her grandfather, Thomas D. Murphy III; and |
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to her other relatives and 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 Caroline |
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Booth. |
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Stucky |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1085 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 12, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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