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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18
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In Memory |
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of |
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Karen M. Fouse |
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WHEREAS, Karen Murphy Fouse of Fredericksburg passed away |
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on June 8, 2023, at the age of 48, leaving behind a loving family |
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and many dear friends to cherish her memory; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on May 22, 1975, to William and |
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Sherrie Murphy, the former Karen Murphy grew up with the |
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companionship of two brothers, Joseph and Ryan; she graduated in |
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1993 from St. Agnes Academy in Houston, where she was a key player |
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on the school's tennis team that won a state championship; she |
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continued her athletic career at Texas Lutheran College and went on |
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to earn a degree in elementary education and art in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Fouse and her husband, Rusty Fouse, shared |
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in the joy of raising a daughter, Madeleine, and the three were |
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fond of taking family trips to Colorado; working as a |
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kindergarten teacher at St. Mary's Catholic School in |
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Fredericksburg allowed her to spend even more time with her |
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daughter, and she also built a close rapport with her students, |
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their families, and her fellow teachers; her friendly and |
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outgoing nature made a positive impression on others, and she was |
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also known for her adventurous spirit and her affinity for live |
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music and sunshine; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Fouse led a rich and purposeful life, and |
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her loss is keenly felt by all those who were privileged to share |
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in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Karen Murphy Fouse and extend deepest sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her husband, Rusty Fouse; to her daughter, |
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Madeleine Fouse; to her brothers, Joseph Murphy and his wife, Jill, |
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and Ryan Murphy and his wife, Courtney; to her uncles, aunts, |
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nieces, and nephews; to her godparents, Sherman and Carla LaBarba; |
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and 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Karen Murphy Fouse. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 15, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |