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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 252
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In Memory |
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of |
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Karolyn Perry |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Karolyn Ferrell |
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Perry of Tyler were deeply saddened by her passing on |
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January 31, 2025, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Claude Vernon Ferrell and Rena |
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Jennise Ferrell, the former Karolyn Ferrell was born in Beaumont |
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on November 22, 1946, and she grew up with the companionship of a |
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sister, Claudia; during her senior year at French High School, |
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she sang alto in a folk group, where she met the love of her life, |
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Thomas McDow Perry Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple married on July 20, 1968, and they were |
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blessed with three children, Stephanie, Todd, and Alicia; |
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through the years, their treasured family grew to include six |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Perry spent several years working as a |
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special education teacher and more than two and a half decades as |
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a homemaker; a talented artist and seamstress, she created many |
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paintings, calligraphy projects, articles of clothing, and home |
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décor items; above all else, she was devoted to her family and to |
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her faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Karolyn Perry is greatly missed, |
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memories of her grace, her resilience, and her dedication to her |
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loved ones remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Karolyn Ferrell |
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Perry and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Thomas McDow Perry Jr.; to her children, |
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Stephanie Perry, Todd Perry and his wife, Michelle, and Alicia |
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Sparkman and her husband, Travis; to her grandchildren; to her |
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sisters-in-law, Linda Howland and Frances Perry; to her sister, |
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Claudia Ferrell McKeller; to her adopted aunt, Janet Townsend; |
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and to her many 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Karolyn Perry. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 13, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |