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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Rebecca Anne Elliott McKenzie of Victoria on April 5, |
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2023, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Arvle and Anita Elliott, Rebecca |
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McKenzie was born in Bowie on September 6, 1941, and she grew up |
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with the companionship of her brother, Stanley; she went on to |
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graduate from high school in Edna, and she earned a bachelor's |
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degree in elementary education from Texas Tech University in 1963; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McKenzie subsequently began teaching |
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kindergarten at Juan Linn Elementary in Victoria, and following a |
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long and rewarding career as an educator, she eventually retired |
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from Rowland Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. McKenzie gave |
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generously of her time and talents to a number of organizations, |
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including The Texas Zoo, the Junior League of Victoria, the |
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Children's Discovery Museum, and Twice Blessed Showroom; |
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furthermore, she was a valued member of First United Methodist |
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Church; in her leisure time, she was a gifted artist who specialized |
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in watercolors, and she also enjoyed reading good books and |
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spending time with her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McKenzie shared a fulfilling marriage with her |
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husband, Kenneth, and she was the devoted mother of two children, |
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Catherine and Scott; with the passing years, she had the privilege |
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of watching her family grow to include three grandchildren, Zen, |
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Charlie, and Cooper; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her warm and caring nature and radiant |
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smile, Rebecca McKenzie brightened the world for all who knew her, |
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and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; 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 hereby pay tribute to the memory of Rebecca Anne |
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Elliott McKenzie and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her husband, Kenneth McKenzie; to her daughter, |
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Catherine McKenzie; to her son, K. Scott McKenzie, and his wife, |
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Jennifer; to her brother, A. Stanley Elliott, and his wife, Gale; to |
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her grandchildren, Zen, Charlie, and Cooper McKenzie; and to her |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rebecca |
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McKenzie. |