1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 107 |
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4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Roslyn |
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6 | 6 | | Davis Sample of Powderly, who died on February 18, 2009, at the age |
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7 | 7 | | of 81; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Roslyn Davis was born on November 11, 1927, to Lloyd |
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9 | 9 | | and Evelyn Coursey Davis; she was joined in matrimony to Tom Sample |
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10 | 10 | | in 1945, and together they were blessed with a daughter, a |
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11 | 11 | | grandchild, three great-grandchildren, and two |
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12 | 12 | | great-great-grandchildren; and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her adult life, Mrs. Sample served her |
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14 | 14 | | community as a volunteer, working with the American Red Cross, the |
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15 | 15 | | Girl Scouts, the Maxey House, Family Haven, the Retired and Senior |
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16 | 16 | | Volunteer Program, and other organizations; she served on the |
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17 | 17 | | boards of RSVP and the Northeast Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug |
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18 | 18 | | Abuse; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Sample was especially active as a supporter of |
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20 | 20 | | Paris Junior College, beginning with her work as an adult education |
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21 | 21 | | outreach counselor from 1980 to 1982; starting in 1993, she served |
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22 | 22 | | on many committees and projects of the school's Alumni and Friends |
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23 | 23 | | Association; she chaired the scholarship endowment fund-raising |
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24 | 24 | | luncheon, and she was a longtime member of the college's alumni |
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25 | 25 | | board, including three terms as president, from 1996 to 1999; for |
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26 | 26 | | her tireless efforts in behalf of the school, she was named a |
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27 | 27 | | Distinguished Friend of Paris Junior College in 2002; and |
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28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Roslyn |
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29 | 29 | | Sample dedicated her life to her family and to the betterment of her |
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30 | 30 | | community, and the memory of her energy and her commitment to others |
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31 | 31 | | will continue to inspire all who were fortunate enough to know her; |
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32 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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34 | 34 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Roslyn Davis Sample and extend |
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35 | 35 | | sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband of |
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36 | 36 | | 63 years, Tom Sample; to her daughter, Linda Sample Bratcher, and |
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37 | 37 | | her husband, Richard; to her granddaughter, Sarah Upchurch; to her |
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38 | 38 | | great-grandchildren, Sara Beth Upchurch, Cody Upchurch and his |
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39 | 39 | | wife, Mallory, and Charli Gabeline and her husband, Chad; to her |
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40 | 40 | | great-great-grandchildren, Gavin Upchurch and Kylar Gabeline; to |
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41 | 41 | | her sister, Bille Viehe, and her husband, Mike; to her nephew, Mike |
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42 | 42 | | Viehe, Jr., and his wife, Brigitte, and their two daughters, |
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43 | 43 | | Brittany and Blair; to her special friend, Annie; and to her other |
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44 | 44 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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46 | 46 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate and House of |
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47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Roslyn |
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48 | 48 | | Davis Sample. |
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49 | 49 | | Homer |
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50 | 50 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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51 | 51 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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52 | 52 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 107 was unanimously adopted by a |
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53 | 53 | | rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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56 | 56 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 107 was unanimously adopted by a |
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57 | 57 | | rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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58 | 58 | | ______________________________ |
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59 | 59 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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60 | 60 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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61 | 61 | | Date |
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62 | 62 | | __________________ |
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63 | 63 | | Governor |
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