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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 Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby of Katy on June 19, 2023, at |
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the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ruston, Louisiana, on April 3, 1950, to |
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Harold and Sarah Tinsley, the former Kaye Tinsley grew up in |
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Arcadia, Louisiana, with the companionship of two siblings, Renee |
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and Harold; she graduated from Arcadia High School before earning a |
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degree in business administration from Louisiana Tech University, |
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where she met her future husband, Gary Goolsby; the pair exchanged |
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wedding vows on April 26, 1975, and spent more than 45 years of |
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their married life in Katy; they shared in the joy of raising a son, |
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Greg, and were further blessed with two grandchildren, Preston and |
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Avery; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Goolsby immersed herself in civic life and |
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became an enthusiastic supporter of the Katy Independent School |
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District and other local organizations; she served on the boards of |
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the Memorial Parkway Community Association and the Kelliwood |
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Women's Association, along with numerous other boards and |
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committees; she also contributed to her congregation at the First |
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United Methodist Church of Katy in a variety of capacities, |
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including as the first female lay leader in the church's 100-year |
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history; and |
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WHEREAS, A staunch supporter of the Republican Party, |
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Mrs. Goolsby held leadership positions with the Mason Creek |
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Republican Women, the West Houston Republican Women, the Republican |
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Women's Club of Katy, and the Greater Katy Area Republicans, as well |
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as with the Texas Federation of Republican Women; she was highly |
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respected for her work in behalf of major political campaigns, and |
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she served as a delegate to many Republican state conventions; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Kaye Goolsby is deeply missed by those she |
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left behind, they will forever remember her steadfast dedication to |
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her family, her faith, her community, and her ideals; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Karon Kaye Tinsley Goolsby and extend deepest sympathy to all those |
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who mourn her passing; 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 Kaye |
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Goolsby. |