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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Denise Elaine Marshall of |
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Cedar Park suffered an immeasurable loss with her death on |
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December 15, 2024, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Ralph Marshall and Waveline Baker |
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Marshall, Denise Marshall was born in Piqua, Ohio, on August 9, |
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1961; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Marshall was employed as an x-ray technician and |
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mammographer for more than three decades; in her free time, she |
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enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and arts and crafts; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2014, Ms. Marshall was diagnosed with Stage IV |
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lung cancer, and she was given less than a 10 percent chance of a |
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year's survival; she spent 10 months in hospice care during 2016, |
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but despite the many challenges of her illness, she lived another |
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decade after her diagnosis, all the while maintaining a positive |
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outlook; dedicated to helping others as well, she became an |
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advocate for lung cancer awareness, increased research funding, and |
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expanded screening for people at high risk; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Marshall found her greatest fulfillment in |
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raising her beloved daughter, Corrine Richardson, who served as her |
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caregiver for 10 years; her fondest hope was to see her daughter |
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return to her studies and complete her bachelor's degree; in May |
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2024, Ms. Richardson graduated from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and Ms. Marshall's sister, Shelia, traveled from Ohio to |
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join in celebrating this joyous milestone; Ms. Marshall's family |
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circle also included her sweet canine companion, Gus; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Denise Marshall is deeply missed by those |
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she left behind, they will continue to find inspiration in her |
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courage, compassion, and determination to make a positive |
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difference in the lives of others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Denise Elaine |
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Marshall and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her daughter, Corrine Belle Richardson; to her sister, |
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Shelia Marshall Eckert; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Denise |
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Marshall. |