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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Dr. Betty Bell Muns, an esteemed member of the Plano |
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community and a friend to many, who passed away on April 30, 2024, |
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at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Betty Bell was born in Dallas on |
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December 24, 1931, to Robert and Katherine Bell; she attended |
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Highland Park High School and went on to receive a bachelor's |
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degree in psychology and education from Abilene Christian |
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University, a master's degree in psychology and education from |
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North Texas State University, and a doctorate in psychology with |
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a focus on marriage and family counseling from Texas Woman's |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, James Muns, on |
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June 17, 1952, and the couple shared a fulfilling marriage that |
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spanned more than seven decades; she was a devoted mother to |
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their 4 children, Katharine, Marla, Greg, and John, and over the |
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years, she welcomed into their family 12 grandchildren and 30 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Muns moved to Plano in the early 1970s, |
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and in 1978, she established a local private practice |
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specializing in |
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marriage and family therapy; active in her community, she chaired |
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the boards for the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Piano, the |
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Plano Symphony Orchestra, Children's Medical Center Piano, and |
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the Collin County Women's Shelter; she was also a longtime member |
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of the Abilene Christian University Alumni Chorus, and she was |
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the director of Bell Trust; in recognition of her outstanding |
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contributions, she was named the 1995 Plano Citizen of the Year, |
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and she received the Leadership Plano Distinguished Leadership |
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Award in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty Muns possessed a generosity of spirit |
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that expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives |
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of countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Betty Bell Muns and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to her family 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 Betty Muns. |