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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the passing of eight-year-old Sarah Catherine Marsh of Mountain |
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Brook, Alabama, who was tragically lost in the July 4, 2025, |
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flooding in Kerr County; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jill and Patrick Marsh, Sarah Marsh |
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was born on May 30, 2017; she grew up surrounded by the love of her |
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extended family along with many self-appointed "aunts" and "uncles" |
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in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as in Dallas, Waco, and Arlington, |
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but most of all, she adored her big brother, John; although she |
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sometimes teased him as "annoying," they were the best of friends, |
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teaming up for creative mischief, snuggling on the couch to watch |
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slime videos, and hugging each other when they crossed paths in the |
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school hallways; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah loved tagging along to meet her mother's |
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patients, and she was an attentive "surgical assistant" for such |
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procedures as the stitching up of her father's finger after another |
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kitchen mishap; in addition, she was enthralled by her father's |
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students at Samford University; and |
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WHEREAS, A joyful and adventurous little girl, Sarah |
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demonstrated a streak of sass so charming that one of her teachers |
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confessed her reluctance to repress it; her vibrant personality and |
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radiant smile brought her many friends, and she was fiercely loyal |
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to each of them; she enjoyed showing off her splits or a new dance |
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she had learned with her pals; and |
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WHEREAS, Although it is immeasurably painful to say goodbye |
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to one so young and full of promise, all who shared in the life of |
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Sarah Marsh will treasure their memories of each happy moment spent |
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in the company of this vibrant, kind, and engaging child; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Sarah Catherine Marsh and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her parents, Jill Waters Marsh and Patrick Marsh; |
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to her brother, John Marsh; to her grandparents, Jenger and Steve |
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Waters and Debbie and Barclay Marsh; to her aunts, uncles, and |
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cousins, David, Robin, Brooke, and Foster Waters and Jordan, |
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Allison, Logan, and Cameron Marsh; and to her many other relatives |
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and host of 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 Sarah |
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Marsh. |