TITLE: In memory of Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge of Sweetwater.

SUMMARY: In memory of Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge of Sweetwater.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help comfort the loved ones of Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge of Sweetwater, who passed away on March 9, 2015, at the age of 62; and WHEREAS, Karen Hicks was born on March 19, 1952, to Delores Audis and Orville Hicks in Farmington, New Mexico; she grew up in Window Rock, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation, and graduated from high school in Aberdeen, South Dakota; after earning a degree in environmental science and chemistry from Northern State University in 1974, she went to work for the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Department; and WHEREAS, In 1983, she obtained her doctoral degree in veterinary medicine from Iowa State University and began practicing in Midland; additionally, she participated in graduate programs in theriogenology at the University of Illinois and at Texas A&M University; she moved to Sweetwater in 1993 and worked alongside her husband, Dr. Bud Alldredge, at Sweetwater Veterinary Hospital, where she was known for the kindness that she showed to both animals and their owners; and WHEREAS, Dr. Hicks-Alldredge was committed to serving her community as well; she led her local Rotary Club for a term as president and was honored by the organization as a Paul Harris Fellow; she was also devoted to her faith as a member of the Presbyterian Church; and WHEREAS, A professional of great skill and compassion, Karen Hicks-Alldredge touched countless lives, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Dr. Bud E. Alldredge Jr.; to her parents, Delores Audis and Orville Hicks; to her siblings, Sherry Hirsch and her husband, V. J., Jim Hicks and his wife, Deb, and Gary Hicks and his wife, Deb; to her stepchildren, Dr. Bud E. Alldredge III and his wife, Kelly, and Michelle LaMendola and her husband, Tom; to her step-grandchildren, Isabella and Nicholas LaMendola, Chase Alldredge, Melissa Primeaux and her husband, Jonathan, Dillion Martin and his wife, Crystal, and Courtney Porter; to her nieces and nephews, John Hirsch and his wife, Candice, Samantha Goodman and her husband, Kevin, Tara Knapp and her husband, Craig, Alicia Malstrom and her husband, Stephen, James, Tara, and Eli Hicks, and Tanya Tubbs; to her five step-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and 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 Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge. King of Taylor Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 7, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House