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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 637
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In Memory |
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of |
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Missy Shorey |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help comfort |
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those saddened by the untimely death of admired civic leader |
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Missy Shorey of Dallas on April 23, 2019, at the age of 47; and |
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WHEREAS, The first woman elected chair of the Dallas County |
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Republican Party, Missy Shorey took office in 2017; she worked |
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tirelessly in behalf of conservative candidates and the values |
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she cherished, including life, liberty, and our constitutional |
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rights; with her vibrant personality and tremendous energy and |
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enthusiasm, she helped energize voters around the powerful |
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opportunities she saw for citizens of North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shorey previously served for seven years as |
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executive director of Maggie's List, a national political action |
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committee dedicated to electing conservative women to the United |
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States Congress; she was the founder, CEO, and president of |
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Shorey Public Relations, an agency specializing in energy, |
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elections, and economic development; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mobile, Alabama, Ms. Shorey moved |
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frequently in her youth as the daughter of a Coast Guard rescue |
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pilot; she worked on Capitol Hill while attending high school in |
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Washington, D.C., and after graduating from the University of |
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Florida, she ran a congressional campaign and served as a |
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communications specialist for the United States Senate |
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Republican Conference; having completed her MBA at American |
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University's Kogod School of Business, she became a vice |
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president for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and senior vice |
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president and marketing practice leader for Hill+Knowlton |
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Strategies; she launched her own firm in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Missy Shorey dedicated herself to making a |
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positive difference in the world around her, and although she |
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will be deeply missed, she leaves a legacy that will long be |
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treasured by those who were fortunate enough to share in the |
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richness of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Missy Shorey and |
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extend sincere condolences to her husband, Marc Himelhoch, and to |
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all who mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Missy Shorey. |
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Hancock, Hall, Paxton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 25, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |