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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Tammy Ruth Armbruster |
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of Round Rock were deeply saddened by her death on December 31, |
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2022, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Belleville, Illinois, on January 13, 1966, |
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Tammy Armbruster grew up with four brothers, Jim, Timothy, Terry, |
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and Daniel, and two sisters, Trish and Tammy Beth; she graduated |
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from Highland Park High School in Chicago in 1984 and went on to |
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receive a degree in criminal justice with a minor in forensics from |
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Savannah State College; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering her nation's call to duty, Ms. Armbruster |
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joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1986, and after |
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five years, she entered active duty, serving in Okinawa, Japan, and |
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Twentynine Palms, California; in 1996, she retired at the rank of |
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sergeant with several honors, including the National Defense |
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Service Medal, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and a Sea Service |
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Deployment Ribbon; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Armbruster enjoyed the love and support of her |
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husband, Steve, and in the summer of 1996, the couple moved to the |
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Austin area; she devoted herself full-time to her home and family, |
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which grew to include two children, William and Tara; a woman of |
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deep faith, she was an active congregant of House of the Lord |
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Fellowship Church for more than 25 years, and she volunteered in the |
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nursery, children's church, and bookstore and for Sunday classes |
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and the church guardian program; she was also involved in Round Rock |
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Home-Educators Offering Moms Encouragement, and she helped |
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establish Vacation Liberty School of Georgetown, a summer camp |
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program designed to teach children about the founding of our |
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country; moreover, during several elections, she worked at a |
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polling location and later at the Williamson County Early Voting |
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Ballot Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Tammy Armbruster will be greatly missed, |
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those who were privileged to share in her love and friendship will |
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forever treasure their memories of her dedication to her family, to |
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her faith, and to her country; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Tammy Ruth Armbruster |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Steve Armbruster; to her son, William Armbruster; to her |
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daughter, Tara Armbruster; to her brothers, Jim, Timothy, Terry, |
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and Daniel; to her sisters, Trish and Tammy Beth; to her uncle, |
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Michael; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Tammy |
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Armbruster. |