| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 201 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | death of Doris L. Joplin of Powderly on April 6, 2009, at the age of |
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| 7 | 7 | | 83; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Afton on May 10, 1925, the former Doris Haney |
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| 9 | 9 | | was the daughter of Granville Lee and Maggie B. Mullins Haney; she |
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| 10 | 10 | | became the wife of C. O. Joplin, and they enjoyed a long and |
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| 11 | 11 | | rewarding marriage; the couple were the parents of four daughters, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Patricia, Susan, Shirley, and Doris Elaine; with the passing years, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Mrs. Joplin had the pleasure of welcoming 8 grandchildren, 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren into her |
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| 15 | 15 | | family; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Although Doris Joplin will be deeply missed, her |
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| 17 | 17 | | friends and family may take comfort in their memories of the happy |
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| 18 | 18 | | times they spent in her company; now, therefore, be it |
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| 19 | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | hereby pay tribute to the life of Doris L. Joplin and extend sincere |
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| 21 | 21 | | sympathy to the members of her family: to her daughters, Patricia |
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| 22 | 22 | | Christie, Susan Eckelt and her husband, Charles, and Shirley Alsup |
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| 23 | 23 | | and her husband, Bernie; to her grandchildren, Tim Robbins, Rebecca |
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| 24 | 24 | | Kedziora, Stephanie Loyd, Jennifer Hill, Tracey Olsen, Dale Alsup, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Cathy Eckelt, and Charles Eckelt III; to her great-grandchildren |
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| 26 | 26 | | and her great-great-grandchildren; to her siblings, Pearl Kovar and |
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| 27 | 27 | | A. L. Haney; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 30 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 31 | 31 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 32 | 32 | | Doris Joplin. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Homer |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 36 | 36 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 201 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 37 | 37 | | rising vote of the House on May 4, 2009. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 201 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 41 | 41 | | rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Date |
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| 46 | 46 | | __________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Governor |
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