TITLE: In memory of Helen Kilroy of Santa Fe, Texas.

SUMMARY: In memory of Helen Kilroy of Santa Fe, Texas.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and generosity of Helen Kilroy of Santa Fe, Texas, who passed away on December 22, 2014, at the age of 70; and WHEREAS, Born on November 5, 1944, Helen Kilroy worked as an executive assistant and later enjoyed a career as a travel agent; she and her husband, Jim Kilroy, shared 47 years together and became the parents of two beloved sons, Mark and Keith; and WHEREAS, In addition to her personal and professional responsibilities, Mrs. Kilroy served as a volunteer with many organizations in the Santa Fe and Hitchcock region; she played an instrumental role in establishing the Santa Fe ISD School Education Foundation and served on the board of Santa Fe Parks and Recreation; a district leader for the Bay Area Council Cub Scouts, she helped start the Cub Scout pack at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; as a member of that church for more than 40 years, Mrs. Kilroy served the congregation as a Eucharistic minister and as the organizer of the church's auction, and she also fostered seven young children through Catholic charities; furthermore, she volunteered as an EMT and paramedic for the Santa Fe EMS ambulance and worked with Meals on Wheels; and WHEREAS, Of all her community endeavors, closest to her heart was her establishment of the Mark Kilroy Foundation with her husband; named in honor of the couple's 21-year-old son who was kidnapped and killed in Mexico by drug smugglers in 1989, the foundation was created to support anti-drug efforts; Mrs. Kilroy also helped organize the Substance Abuse Free Environment program and the annual Mark Kilroy Foundation Fundraiser, which helps secure grants for youth counselors; and WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family and her community, Helen Kilroy lived a caring and purposeful life, and she will forever be remembered with admiration and affection by all who held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Helen Kilroy and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, Jim Kilroy; to her son, Keith Kilroy, and his wife; to her two grandchildren; to her three sisters; 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 Helen Kilroy. Bonnen of Galveston Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1287 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 31, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House