| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 261 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends were greatly saddened by the loss |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Marguerite Stone Butler of Paris, Texas, who passed away on May |
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| 7 | 7 | | 15, 2009, at the age of 81; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The firstborn child of W. L. and Estelle Stone and |
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| 9 | 9 | | sister to Jackie, Marguerite Stone was born on September 14, 1927, |
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| 10 | 10 | | in Lamar County; soon after her graduation from Deport High School |
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| 11 | 11 | | in 1944, she married her high school sweetheart, Ulysses Ray |
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| 12 | 12 | | Butler, and they became the parents of two daughters, Kathy and |
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| 13 | 13 | | Linda; Mrs. Butler later experienced the joy of welcoming a |
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| 14 | 14 | | grandchild into her family; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, Mrs. Butler began a "short-term" |
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| 16 | 16 | | job with Westinghouse that eventually spanned more than three |
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| 17 | 17 | | decades; in addition to her myriad family and work |
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| 18 | 18 | | responsibilities, she shared her time and resources with Immanuel |
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| 19 | 19 | | Baptist Church as a teacher of youth and women's Sunday school |
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| 20 | 20 | | classes and was an active participant in a number of ministries; she |
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| 21 | 21 | | also found pleasure in arts and crafts as a floral designer, |
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| 22 | 22 | | seamstress, gardener, and oil painter; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Marguerite Butler led a life rich in creativity and |
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| 24 | 24 | | meaningful service, and she will be deeply missed by all those who |
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| 25 | 25 | | held her dear; now, therefore, 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 life of Marguerite Stone Butler and extend |
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| 28 | 28 | | sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her daughter |
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| 29 | 29 | | and son-in-law, Kathy and Ray Guy; to her grandson, Aaron Butler |
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| 30 | 30 | | Hopcus; to her sister, Jackie Alsobrook; to her brothers-in-law and |
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| 31 | 31 | | their spouses, Virgil and Anita Butler and Bill and Martha Butler; |
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| 32 | 32 | | to her sister-in-law, Maxine Lee; and to her many other relatives |
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| 33 | 33 | | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 36 | 36 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 37 | 37 | | Marguerite Stone Butler. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Homer |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 261 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 42 | 42 | | rising vote of the House on May 28, 2009. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 261 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the Senate on June 1, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Date |
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| 51 | 51 | | __________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Governor |
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