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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 344
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In Memory |
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of |
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Kathryn Angela Lofton Allen |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Kathryn Angela Lofton Allen, who died |
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February 7, 2025, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathy was born on May 21, 1961, and she was raised |
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in Port Arthur; after graduating from Abraham Lincoln High |
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School, she pursued her love of fashion in Los Angeles at the |
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Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathy moved back to Texas and settled with her |
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family in Fort Worth; she enjoyed a rewarding, diverse career in |
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the legal, communications, and fashion industries before joining |
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American Airlines, where she served as executive assistant to a |
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managing director until her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Kathy cherished spending time with her |
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loved ones; she was blessed with two sons, Adrian and Sean Allen, |
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who were each a source of pride and joy to her, and her five |
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grandchildren enriched her life immeasurably; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathy practiced her spiritual faith in her daily |
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life and found a sense of belonging as an active member of Mount |
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Olive Missionary Baptist Church, where she was involved in many |
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of the church's ministries; outside of her time spent engaged |
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with church activities and her family, Kathy enjoyed many hobbies |
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including traveling, cooking, and gardening; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, |
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Kathy gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and |
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enthusiasm for life will be forever cherished by her loving |
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family, her many friends, and by all who were privileged to share |
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in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Kathryn Angela Lofton Allen; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Kathy Lofton Allen. |
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Hancock |
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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 31, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |