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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Margaret Gaffney Sheedy of Houston, who was |
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tragically lost in the July 4, 2025, flooding in Kerr County, at the |
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age of eight, touched the hearts of innumerable people during her |
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brief time on this earth; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Houstonian, Margaret Sheedy was born on |
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July 29, 2016, to Ellen and Andrew Sheedy, and she was blessed with |
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the affection of two brothers, Charles and William; she shared |
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close bonds with her family members, and her circle of loved ones |
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included her grandparents, as well as many aunts, uncles, and |
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cousins; and |
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WHEREAS, Margaret was looking forward to beginning the third |
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grade at the Kinkaid School, where her teachers admired her for |
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being a helpful and hardworking student; she easily won over her |
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classmates with her kind nature and her gift for making others feel |
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included; and |
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WHEREAS, The Sheedy family home was often filled with the |
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sounds of Margaret dancing to music in her bedroom; she delighted in |
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jumping on the trampoline, swinging, solving puzzles, and building |
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Lego creations with her brothers, and she always made time for |
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family movie nights, competitive games of Uno, and heartfelt |
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discussions at the dinner table; she was also adored by her extended |
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family, many of whom were present to witness her first Holy |
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Communion at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the tragic passing of Margaret Sheedy has |
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brought immeasurable sorrow, the memory of this precious young girl |
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will continue to live on in the hearts of all those who loved and |
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cherished her; now, 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 memory |
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of Margaret Gaffney Sheedy and extend profound condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her parents, Ellen and Andrew Sheedy; to |
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her brothers, Charlie and William Sheedy; to her grandparents, |
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Ellen and Charles Sheedy and Kay and Dan English; to her aunts and |
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uncles, Elizabeth and Matt Johnson, Elizabeth and Patrick Sheedy, |
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Colleen Sheedy, Laura and Michael Pipkin, Dianne and Dan English, |
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and Tara and Spencer English; to her first cousins, Ryan, Cate, and |
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Clare Johnson, Charlotte and Caroline Sheedy, Michael, Annie, and |
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Lizzy Pipkin, Dan and Sarah English, and Mac, Thomas, and Elliott |
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English; and to her 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 Margaret |
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Gaffney Sheedy. |