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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kathy Rae Knight of Sonora passed away on April 29, |
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2023, at the age of 79, leaving behind a loving family and many dear |
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friends to cherish her memory; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of South Gate, California, the former Kathy |
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Rae Geesee was born on October 4, 1943, to Kenneth and Wanda Geesee; |
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she grew up with the companionship of four siblings, Nancy, |
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Richard, Jerry, and Phyllis, and she graduated in 1962 from |
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Pleasanton High School, where she was the head cheerleader during |
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her senior year; and |
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WHEREAS, After marrying the love of her life, Rodney Knight, |
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Mrs. Knight moved to Sonora when her husband accepted an assignment |
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as a game warden for Sutton County in 1972; she worked for a time at |
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Westerman's Drug Store before beginning a long career at the |
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Lillian M. Hudspeth Memorial Hospital; she played an instrumental |
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role in the operation of the hospital throughout her employment, |
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and after she retired as its assistant administrator, she sold |
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homemade jewelry through her shop, Kathy's Jewelry & Gifts; she |
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shared 46 years of marriage with Mr. Knight until his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Knight was deeply devoted to her five children, |
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Joe, Debbie, Betsy, Edie, and Lonnie; she also took immense pride in |
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her 18 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, and she enjoyed |
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having the opportunity to impart her baking skills on her children |
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and grandchildren; over the years, she made many fond memories |
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during family vacations to Florida, New York, Michigan, and |
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locations all across Texas, and she further demonstrated her |
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adventurousness by taking road trips to casinos in Texas, Oklahoma, |
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and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Kathy Rae Knight will be deeply missed, she |
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will forever hold a cherished place in the hearts of those who were |
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blessed to share in the warmth of her affection; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kathy Rae Knight |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Joe Shannon and his wife, Tammy, Debbie Norment and her |
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husband, Darold, Betsy Knight, Edie Knight, and Lonnie Knight and |
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his wife, Honey; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; to |
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her siblings, Nancy Jones and her husband, Roger, and Richard |
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Geesee and his wife, Donna; to her brother-in-law, Kurtney Knight, |
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and his wife, Fran; to her numerous nieces and nephews; and to her |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Kathy Rae Knight. |