1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 165 |
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4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Gratie |
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6 | 6 | | Mae Potts of Clarksville, who died on March 19, 2009, at the age of |
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7 | 7 | | 88; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on August 21, 1920, to Berry and Effie Trimble |
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9 | 9 | | Thompson in Clarksville, the former Gratie Mae Thompson was joined |
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10 | 10 | | in marriage with Willie D. Potts, and they enjoyed a rewarding |
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11 | 11 | | relationship until Mr. Potts passed away; the couple raised a |
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12 | 12 | | family of eight children, Janet, Ester, Brenda, Gloria, Samuel, |
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13 | 13 | | Betty, Franklin, and Willie, with the latter three children |
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14 | 14 | | preceding Mrs. Potts in death; through the years, she saw her family |
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15 | 15 | | grow to include 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 5 |
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16 | 16 | | great-great-grandchildren; and |
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17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Potts was a lifelong member of Zion Traveler |
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18 | 18 | | Baptist Church in Clarksville, where she shared in the |
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19 | 19 | | companionship and good cheer of her fellow congregants; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, Gratie Mae Potts |
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21 | 21 | | leaves her loved ones with a wealth of fond memories of the happy |
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22 | 22 | | times they spent in her company; now, therefore, be it |
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23 | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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24 | 24 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Gratie Mae Potts and extend |
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25 | 25 | | sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, |
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26 | 26 | | Janet Porter, Ester Barber, Brenda Wilburn, Gloria Barber, and |
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27 | 27 | | Samuel Potts; to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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28 | 28 | | great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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29 | 29 | | and, be it further |
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30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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31 | 31 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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32 | 32 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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33 | 33 | | Gratie Mae Potts. |
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34 | 34 | | Homer |
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35 | 35 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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36 | 36 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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37 | 37 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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38 | 38 | | rising vote of the House on April 27, 2009. |
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39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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41 | 41 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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42 | 42 | | rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009. |
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43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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45 | 45 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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46 | 46 | | Date |
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47 | 47 | | __________________ |
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48 | 48 | | Governor |
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