TITLE: In memory of Charlotte Koehler Flynn of Austin.

SUMMARY: In memory of Charlotte Koehler Flynn of Austin.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, With the passing of Charlotte Koehler Flynn on April 19, 2015, at the age of 96, the State of Texas lost a remarkable citizen who devoted her life to serving the greater good; and WHEREAS, Born in St. Louis on March 28, 1919, to Charlotte and Arnold Koehler, the former Charlotte Koehler was joined in matrimony to William Flynn on July 11, 1941, and the couple nurtured a rewarding union that spanned more than six and a half decades until his passing; over the course of their marriage, they became the parents of three children, Liz, Mary Lou, and Greg, and their family later grew to include two granddaughters, Kathryn and Charlotte; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Flynn graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Washington University in St. Louis in 1941 and subsequently worked as an operating room supervisor in Panama; she and her family frequently moved in support of her husband's career in the U.S. Navy, and in 1970, they put down roots in Austin; and WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for social justice, Mrs. Flynn championed rights for youth, women, the elderly, the poor, and the disenfranchised; she was a founding member of the Austin chapter of the Gray Panthers, and she greatly benefited the national organization through her service as chair in the 1990s and as a spokesperson for its National Campaign for Universal Health Care; moreover, she was active with the Texas Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition, and she was involved in the Girl Scouts for more than 35 years; in her leisure time, she enjoyed printmaking, and she was known for giving refuge to deer, birds, and creatures of all kinds who found their way to her loving home; and WHEREAS, Charlotte Flynn was a woman of strength, compassion, and deeply held ideals who remained engaged in the world throughout her life and who found joy and inspiration in helping others; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charlotte Koehler Flynn and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her children, Liz Flynn, Mary Lou Flynn-DuPart and her husband, Mike, and Greg Flynn and his wife, Alicia; to her sister, Barbara Maschmeier; to her granddaughters, Kathryn and Charlotte Flynn; and to her other relatives and many friends; 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 Charlotte Flynn. Naishtat Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba Fletcher Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 3044 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House