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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Capy Alexander of Wylie on August 20, 2018, at the age of |
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76; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Cecil and Margaret Stamps, the |
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former Capy Stamps was born in Kiowa, Oklahoma, on September 14, |
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1941, and she grew up in Borger with the companionship of four |
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siblings, Leon, Kenneth, Jean, and June; she attended Texas Tech |
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University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, |
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and she went on to continue her studies at North Texas State |
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University; over the course of her professional career, she held a |
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number of important positions, including assistant director of |
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public relations for Neiman Marcus and administration manager for |
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the Episcopal School of Dallas; in addition, she worked in human |
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resources and new business development for Electronic Data Systems, |
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and she edited 10 books and 2 television scripts written by her |
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husband, Thomas E. Alexander; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Alexander was a caring mother to her two |
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children, Kyle and Michelle, and she had the pleasure of seeing her |
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family grow to include three grandchildren, Kirin, Preston, and |
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Daniel; a longtime Episcopalian, she served as a choir leader and |
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parish library president at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in |
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Kerrville, and she joined the St. Peter's congregation in McKinney |
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when she moved to the area in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs, Mrs. Alexander served as |
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president of the Gillespie County Republican Women and the |
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Republican Women of Kerr County, as a board member, convention |
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delegate, and committee chairperson for the Texas Federation of |
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Republican Women, and as a delegate for the National Federation of |
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Republican Women; in recognition of her contributions, she received |
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the TFRW "10 Outstanding" Award in 2009; moreover, she was a member |
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of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the |
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Philanthropic Educational Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family, her faith, and her |
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community, Capy Alexander made a meaningful difference in many |
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lives, and she will long be remembered with great affection by all |
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who knew her; 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 Capy Alexander and |
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extend sincere sympathy to those who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Capy |
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Alexander. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1376 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 25, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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