Bill Text: TX SR125 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-28 - Reported enrolled [SR125 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR125-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Maurine Viola | ||
Gustafson Kocurek, who died June 17, 2011, at the age of 98; and | ||
WHEREAS, Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek was born November | ||
25, 1912, in rural Travis County to Ida and Carl Gustafson; she | ||
moved with her family to Austin at a young age and went on to | ||
graduate from Austin High School, earning both academic and | ||
commercial diplomas; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married Willie Kocurek, the love of her life, | ||
in 1934, and the couple raised two children, Neal and Kay; a firm | ||
believer in the value of education, she played a vital role in her | ||
children's schooling and extracurricular activities, serving as | ||
president of the Parent Teacher Association and participating in | ||
Brownies and Cub Scouts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Kocurek was instrumental in helping her | ||
husband start his business, the Willie Kocurek Company, and she | ||
later provided invaluable support when he returned to The | ||
University of Texas at Austin to study law; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in community and civic affairs, Mrs. | ||
Kocurek was founding president of the Lions' Ladies Luncheon Club | ||
and a life member of the Austin Women's Club; she was a member of | ||
the advisory board of the Austin Community College Senior Academy | ||
and was named Outstanding Citizen in 1989 by the Adult Services | ||
Council of Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Kocurek was a devout Christian who practiced | ||
her faith in her daily life; she was a member of University United | ||
Methodist Church, where she served on the administrative board | ||
and the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee and was a member of the | ||
Fellowship Forum Sunday School class; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of strength, compassion, and warmth, she | ||
gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom and her enthusiasm for | ||
living each day to the fullest will not be forgotten by those who | ||
knew her; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
and although she will be deeply missed by her family and | ||
countless friends, she will continue to live in their hearts and | ||
minds for many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
condolences to the bereaved family of Maurine Viola Gustafson | ||
Kocurek; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Maurine Viola Gustafson Kocurek. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 28, 2011, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |