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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen Murphy Fouse of Fredericksburg passed away on |
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June 8, 2023, at the age of 48, leaving behind a loving family and |
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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 in |
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the joy of raising a daughter, Madeleine, and the three were fond of |
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taking family trips to Colorado; working as a kindergarten teacher |
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at St. Mary's Catholic School in Fredericksburg allowed her to |
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spend even more time with her daughter, and she also built a close |
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rapport with her students, their families, and her fellow teachers; |
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her friendly and outgoing nature made a positive impression on |
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others, and she was also known for her adventurous spirit and her |
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affinity for live music and sunshine; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Fouse led a rich and purposeful life, and her |
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loss is keenly felt by all those who were privileged to share in her |
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love and friendship; now, therefore, be 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 Karen Murphy |
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Fouse and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Rusty Fouse; to her daughter, Madeleine Fouse; to her |
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brothers, Joseph Murphy and his wife, Jill, and Ryan Murphy and his |
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wife, Courtney; to her uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews; to her |
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godparents, Sherman and Carla LaBarba; and to her other relatives |
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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 Karen Murphy Fouse. |