1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 112 |
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4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The loved ones of Cory Lee Ellis of Mount Pleasant |
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6 | 6 | | were greatly saddened by her passing on February 7, 2009, at the age |
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7 | 7 | | of 93; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Mount Pleasant on August 1, 1915, Cory |
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9 | 9 | | Phillips was the daughter of Andrew and Nora Phillips; she married |
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10 | 10 | | Oscar "Jack" Ellis and with him shared a rewarding relationship |
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11 | 11 | | until the time of his passing; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Ellis was the devoted mother of 14 children, |
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13 | 13 | | and with the passing years she had the pleasure of welcoming 55 |
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14 | 14 | | grandchildren, 92 great-grandchildren, 64 |
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15 | 15 | | great-great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-great-grandchildren |
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16 | 16 | | into the family; and |
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17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, A kind woman of steadfast faith, Cory Ellis was |
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18 | 18 | | considered the church mother by the congregation of the White Oak |
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19 | 19 | | Church of God in Christ, where she served as treasurer and taught |
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20 | 20 | | Sunday school; she was retired from Snow White Laundry in her |
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21 | 21 | | hometown; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Cory Ellis was a kind and caring woman, and she will |
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23 | 23 | | forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of those fortunate |
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24 | 24 | | enough to have shared in the richness of her life; now, therefore, |
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25 | 25 | | be it |
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26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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27 | 27 | | hereby pay tribute to the memory of Cory Lee Ellis and extend |
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28 | 28 | | sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her children |
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29 | 29 | | and their spouses, John Ersley and Geraldine Ellis, Vernett and |
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30 | 30 | | Nadine Ellis, Albertha and John Thweatte, Alnettia and Tom Carlyle, |
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31 | 31 | | Betty and Jimmy Hall, and Geneva and Duke Hamilton; to her |
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32 | 32 | | daughters-in-law, Mattie and Doris Ellis; to her son-in-law, |
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33 | 33 | | Theartis Brown; to her grandchildren and their extended families; |
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34 | 34 | | and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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36 | 36 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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37 | 37 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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38 | 38 | | Cory Lee Ellis. |
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39 | 39 | | Homer |
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40 | 40 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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41 | 41 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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42 | 42 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 112 was unanimously adopted by a |
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43 | 43 | | rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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46 | 46 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 112 was unanimously adopted by a |
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47 | 47 | | rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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50 | 50 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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51 | 51 | | Date |
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52 | 52 | | __________________ |
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53 | 53 | | Governor |
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