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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Alicia Pekema Lippman |
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suffered an immeasurable loss with her death on May 24, 2022, at the |
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age of 32; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of James and Dianne Pekema and Janice |
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Pekema, the former Alicia Renea Pekema was born on July 6, 1989, in |
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Houston, and grew up sharing in the companionship of three |
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siblings, Jesse, Marc, and Scott; she graduated from Memorial High |
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School and continued her education at The University of Texas at |
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Austin, graduating with honors with a degree in government and |
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political communications; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan started her career in television |
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in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and she went on to work in Baton Rouge |
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and in Little Rock, Arkansas, before becoming an assistant news |
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director for CBS19 in Tyler; a talented artist, she was especially |
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skilled at drawing, photography, and acting; she was also active in |
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the Houston Children's Chorus, initially as a singer and later as an |
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alumni staff member; and |
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WHEREAS, While in Baton Rouge, she met the love of her life, |
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David Lippman, whom she married on September 17, 2017, in Portland, |
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Oregon; her life was further enriched by her nieces and nephews, |
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Cain, Layne, Charlotte, Olivia, Jackson, and Madison; she was also |
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devoted to her dogs, Daisy and Duke; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her kindness, her creativity, and her |
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vibrant personality, Alicia Lippman brightened the world for all |
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who knew her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Alicia Pekema Lippman and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to all 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Alicia Lippman. |