Bill Text: TX HR463 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of Kristi Couvillon-Wise of Austin.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-15 - Reported enrolled [HR463 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR463-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 463

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Kristi Marie
Couvillon-Wise of Austin suffered an immeasurable loss with her
untimely passing on October 1, 2010, at the age of 36; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Donna and Paul Kreuzer and Edward
Couvillon, the former Kristi Couvillon was born in Texas City on
September 20, 1974; after graduating from Clements High School, she
earned her bachelor's degree at Trinity University and went on to
receive a master's degree in social work as well as a doctor of
jurisprudence with honors from The University of Texas at Austin;
in 2006, she married John Wise, and the couple became the proud
parents of a beloved baby girl, Vivienne Grace; and
WHEREAS, From an early age, Ms. Couvillon-Wise demonstrated
a strong sense of compassion that ultimately led her to devote her
life to helping others, first as a special education teacher and
later as a social worker for people living with HIV/AIDS, mental
illness, and drug addiction, as well as for the homeless; during her
career as an attorney, she was awarded a distinguished George Soros
Fellowship, and she represented indigent clients on death row; she
was part of a team of attorneys with the Texas Defender Service that
successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court for the release
of a death row inmate; she was also briefly employed in the Travis
County Attorney's Office, and she later opened her own criminal
defense practice; named to the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association Board of Directors, she further contributed to her
professional community as president of Texas Law Fellowships and as
manuscript editor for the Texas Journal of Civil Liberties and
Civil Rights; and
WHEREAS, In her free time, Ms. Couvillon-Wise enjoyed
traveling, running, listening to music of all genres, and spending
time in nature, and she also found great joy in caring for animals;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Couvillon-Wise greatly suffered with severe
postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, and she lost
her torturous battle with the condition on October 1, 2010; the
tragic circumstances of her death have since led to the founding of
the Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas, which was
established in her honor, and the creation of the 2nd Postpartum
Support International Traveling Memory Quilt; moreover, the Texas
Civil Rights Project named the Kristi Couvillon pro bono award in
her honor; and
WHEREAS, Kristi Couvillon-Wise made a positive difference in
countless lives, both through the love and kindness she shared with
her family and friends and through the work she did to help those in
need, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of
all who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
of Kristi Couvillon-Wise and extend sincere condolences to her
loved ones; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kristi
Couvillon-Wise.
Thierry
Straus Goldman Oliverson
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
Alvarado Gooden Parker
Anchia Guerra Paul
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
Bailes Herrero Price
Bell Hinojosa Raney
Bernal Holland Raymond
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
Bohac Hunter Roberts
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
Burrows Kacal Sanford
Button Keough Schaefer
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
Canales King of Parker Schubert
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
Clardy Klick Sheffield
Coleman Koop Shine
Collier Krause Simmons
Cook Kuempel Smithee
Cortez Lambert Springer
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
Craddick Lang Stickland
Cyrier Larson Stucky
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
Darby Leach Thierry
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
Deshotel Martinez Turner
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
Elkins Miller Villalba
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
Fallon Moody Walle
Farrar Morrison White
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Frank Murphy Workman
Frullo Murr Wray
Geren Neave Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 463 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on August 14, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House