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This resolution is a memorial tribute to Mary Grace Baker, an eight-year-old girl from Beaumont who tragically died during the July 4, 2025 flooding in Kerr County. The resolution provides a detailed and heartfelt account of Mary Grace's life, highlighting her close family relationships, academic achievements, and vibrant personality. It describes her as a loving daughter to Katie and Clarke Baker, a devoted sister to Jeb, and a child who was deeply connected to her extended family and grandparents. The resolution emphasizes her various activities and interests, including dance, piano, sports, and her creative nature, noting her participation in school activities like being named "principal of the day" at St. Anne Catholic School and performing as an angel in The Nutcracker ballet. The Texas House of Representatives unanimously adopted this resolution to pay tribute to her life, extend condolences to her family, and create an official memorial copy to be presented to her relatives, symbolically adjourning in her memory to honor her short but impactful life.

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