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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 loss of Renee Marilyn Smajstrla of Ingram, who was tragically |
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lost in the July 4, 2025, flooding in Kerr County, at the age of |
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eight; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville on September 6, 2016, Renee |
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Smajstrla was deeply cherished by her parents, Calvin and Catherine |
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Smajstrla; she shared a close bond with her younger sister, |
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Cameran, and she was further blessed with a loving family that |
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included her grandparents and great-grandparents, as well as her |
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many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and |
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WHEREAS, Renee was a rising third-grader at Hunt Elementary |
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School, where she earned straight As in her second grade studies and |
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was recognized by her teachers as a Soaring Eagle; passionate about |
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theater, she had recently played one of the Lullaby League |
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munchkins in her school's presentation of The Wizard of Oz, and |
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while attending Camp Mystic, she had hopes of winning the lead role |
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in a stage production; and |
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WHEREAS, An energetic young girl, Renee devoted herself to |
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her athletic activities and found great joy in cheering on and |
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uplifting those around her; she made many happy memories in the |
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company of her loved ones while dancing at Crider's Rodeo and |
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Dancehall, participating in snow and water sports in northern |
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Michigan, and attending St. Peter's Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved daughter, sister, friend, and teammate, |
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Renee Smajstrla immeasurably enriched the lives of all those who |
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had the good fortune to share in her love and kindness, and they |
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will forever carry her close in their hearts; 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 life of |
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Renee Marilyn Smajstrla and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her parents, Calvin and Catherine |
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Smajstrla; to her sister, Cameran Smajstrla; to her grandparents, |
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Michael and Janet Smajstrla, Stuart and Roberta Conant, and Mick |
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and Denise Freed; to her great-grandparents, Marilyn Fierst and |
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Glen Crain; and to her other relatives and many friends; 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Renee |
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Smajstrla. |