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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the family and |
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friends of Carole Lynn Roxburgh of Tyler, who passed away on |
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June 16, 2025, at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, A Tyler native, the former Carole Smyrl was born on |
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March 1, 1949, to Harold and Hazel Smyrl, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of two siblings, Brenda and Bryan; while attending |
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school, she pursued her interest in music by participating in choir |
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and learning to play the piano, and she also taught Sunday school at |
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her church; after graduating from John Tyler High School in 1967, |
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she continued her studies at Tyler Junior College; on August 21, |
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1970, she exchanged wedding vows with Clint Roxburgh, beginning a |
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rewarding marriage that ultimately spanned five and a half decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Roxburgh resided for a time in Dallas |
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and Denton before settling in Tyler in 1978; there, they welcomed |
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the arrival of two children, Christie and Kevin; Mrs. Roxburgh |
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devoted herself full-time to her role as a mother, and later in |
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life, she delighted in seeing her family grow to include five |
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grandchildren, Kaytlenn, Austin, Corbin, Trenton, and Ruby, and |
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three great-grandchildren, Kinslee, Whitlee, and Myla; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Roxburgh was sustained by her strong faith |
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throughout her life; a member of Green Acres Baptist Church, she |
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participated in mission trips to spread the gospel in Russia, |
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Ukraine, Cuba, Germany, and other countries, and she taught the |
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church's international Sunday school class for nearly two decades; |
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her desire to help those in need was also demonstrated through her |
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volunteer work at the East Texas Chest Hospital, and she was the |
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author of two books, To Know Him Is To Know His Names: Names of God |
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and Throw Down Your Stones: A Walk of Obedience and Sacrifice; and |
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WHEREAS, Carole Roxburgh lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her family and her faith, and she will forever be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who were fortunate enough to |
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know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carole Lynn |
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Roxburgh and extend heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Carole Roxburgh. |