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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
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In Memory |
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Carolyn Kerns |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Carolyn Doss Kerns of Gladewater, who passed away on |
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August 19, 2023, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in November 1934, the former Carolyn Doss was |
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one of 10 children born to Leonard and Ludie Doss; she grew up in |
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the East Texas area and graduated from Kilgore High School in |
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1953; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kerns married Kenneth W. Kerns in 1955, and |
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the couple shared a rewarding marriage until his passing in 1991; |
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she was the proud mother of three children, Kevan, Karen, and |
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Kenna, and with the passing years, she had the privilege of |
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seeing her family grow to include five grandchildren, Rachel, |
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Rebeka, Lucas, John, and Reid, and two great-grandchildren, |
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Everett and Leo; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Kerns was a longtime |
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congregant of First United Methodist Church; she was an active |
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member of the Creative Christians group and particularly enjoyed |
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making Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls; in addition to being a skilled |
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seamstress, she was a talented cook, and over the years, her |
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homemade brownies brought joy to many; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Carolyn Kerns will be deeply missed, |
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those who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and |
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kindness she brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Carolyn Doss Kerns and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her children, Kevan Kerns and his wife, Terry, |
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Karen Carson and her husband, Richard, and Kenna Cook and her |
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husband, Larry; to her grandchildren, Rachel Haynes and her |
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husband, Kevin, Rebeka Eaton and her husband, Jared, Lucas Cook and |
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his wife, Courtney, John Robert Carson and his wife, Jordan, and |
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Reid Carson; to her great-grandchildren, Everett Haynes and Leo |
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Cook; 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 Carolyn Kerns. |
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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 November 30, 2023, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |