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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kathleen Patricia McCartan of Austin has |
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distinguished herself as an outstanding attorney and a cherished |
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friend to many; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Mac and Mary Nolan McCartan, Kay |
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McCartan was born in 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in |
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Iowa; as a young woman, she excelled academically and went on to |
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earn a bachelor's degree from Marycrest College, where she was on |
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the Dean's List, and a master's degree in American history from |
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Purdue University in Indiana; at Purdue, she met Richard Caprioli, |
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whom she married in 1971, and the couple were blessed with three |
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children, Anne, Jean, and Richard; and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1970s, Ms. McCartan relocated to |
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Houston, and while she was raising her children, she attended the |
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University of Houston Law Center, gaining membership into the |
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school's honor society, the Order of the Barons; after receiving |
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her law degree, she was admitted to the State Bars of Texas and |
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Pennsylvania and practiced at various offices in Houston before |
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joining her current firm, Mueller Law Offices in Austin, in 1998; |
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with dedication, compassion, and a talent for drafting appellate |
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briefs, Ms. McCartan practices in such areas as personal injury and |
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medical malpractice, and her clients include individuals harmed by |
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asbestos and families with children who have suffered injuries at |
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birth; this esteemed professional has also been affiliated with the |
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American Trial Lawyers Association, and she completed the Gerry |
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Spence Trial Lawyers College Regional Seminar in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McCartan takes great pleasure in spending time |
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in the company of her treasured family, and she is a proud |
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grandmother to Marie, Max, and Claire Girou, and Sebastian |
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Creixell; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and caring woman with a genuine concern for |
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others, Kay McCartan is truly a credit to her profession, and she |
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serves as an inspiration to friends and colleagues alike; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kathleen Patricia McCartan on her notable |
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achievements and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McCartan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |