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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 672
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In Memory |
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Karen Richard |
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WHEREAS, Karen Anntoinette Richard, a valued member of the |
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Texarkana community and a friend to many, passed away on February |
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4, 2025, at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Karen Holliness was born in San |
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Bernardino, California, on October 22, 1965, to Eddie and Mary |
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Ann Holliness; a graduate of Centaurus High School in Colorado, |
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she earned a business certificate from Front Range Community |
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College and a psychology degree and a master of education degree |
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from Texas A&M University; she also held teacher certification in |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Richard served |
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as an administrative assistant for the Boeing 777 development |
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project and as a workers' comp representative for the Washington |
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State Department of Labor & Industries; she also worked as a |
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scheduler for the Northwest Wine Company, as a project manager |
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for the Franciscan Hospital Foundation, and as a civil |
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engineering maintenance scheduler and planner for the U.S. |
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Department of Defense; ultimately, she distinguished herself in |
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education, teaching in the Liberty-Eylau Independent School |
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District and as an adjunct instructor at Texarkana College; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Richard enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband of 30 years, Carl Richard, and |
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together, they raised four children, Yvette, Delaney, Garrett, |
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and Donovan; an avid reader who never missed an episode of |
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Jeopardy!, Mrs. Richard found pleasure in outdoor activities as |
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well, including camping, fishing, bicycling, and playing |
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softball, and she loved spending time with her dogs, Echo and |
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Sandy; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Richard embraced life to the fullest, and |
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she will forever remain a vibrant presence for those who knew and |
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loved her; 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 memory of Karen |
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Anntoinette Richard and extend heartfelt condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her husband, Carl Richard; to her |
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children, Delaney, Garrett, and Donovan Richard; to her mother, |
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Mary Ann Holliness; to her siblings, Shari Searuggs and Randall |
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Holliness; to her granddaughter, Evelyn Rose Richard; and to her |
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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 Karen Richard. |
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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 June 1, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |