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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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with the passing of Catherine M. Carson of Ozona on March 5, 2019, |
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at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Henry and LaVaun Miller, Cathy |
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Carson was born on January 26, 1947, in Austin; her father worked in |
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the petroleum engineering field, and she grew up traveling the |
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world with her parents and her sister, Julia, living in Austin, |
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Dallas, Venezuela, New York, Louisiana, and ultimately Ozona; after |
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graduating from Ozona High School in 1966, she earned a bachelor's |
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degree in home economics from Texas Woman's University; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 8, 1968, Mrs. Carson was joined in matrimony |
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to Bill Carson at the Ozona United Methodist Church, and the couple |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned more than five decades; |
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she was the proud mother of three daughters, Julie, Haley, and |
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Amanda, and with the passing years, she had the pleasure of watching |
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her family grow to include five grandchildren, Abbey, Haley, |
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Chelsey, Carson, and Logan; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Carson was a teacher at Ozona High School for a |
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time, and she worked in retail at The Teacher Store and Tedford |
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Jewelry; she went on to enjoy a career as the court administrator |
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for the 112th District Court, where she remained for 18 years until |
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her retirement in January 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, A valued member of her community, Mrs. Carson served |
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as president of Ozona Women's League and the Crockett County Public |
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Library Board, and as copresident of the Crockett County Museum; |
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she also contributed to her church in her role as the chair of the |
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hospitality committee; known for her love of weddings, babies, and |
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parties, she delighted in any reason to celebrate with family and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, While her loss is difficult to bear, Cathy Carson |
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leaves behind many loved ones whose lives are far richer for having |
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known her, and she will always hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; 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 Catherine M. Carson |
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and extend sincere condolences to her relatives and many friends; |
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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 Cathy |
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Carson. |