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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Karolyn Ferrell Perry |
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of Tyler were deeply saddened by her passing on January 31, 2025, at |
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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 on |
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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, she |
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sang alto in a folk group, where she met the love of her life, Thomas |
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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; through |
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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 special |
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education teacher and more than two and a half decades as a |
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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, memories |
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of her grace, her resilience, and her dedication to her loved ones |
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remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Karolyn Ferrell Perry and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, |
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Thomas McDow Perry Jr.; to her children, Stephanie Perry, Todd |
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Perry and his wife, Michelle, and Alicia Sparkman and her husband, |
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Travis; to her grandchildren; to her sisters-in-law, Linda Howland |
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and Frances Perry; to her sister, Claudia Ferrell McKeller; to her |
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adopted aunt, Janet Townsend; and to her many other relatives and |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Karolyn Perry. |