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1	1	H.R. No. 1217
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Therese
6	6	Fitzgerald Deats of Dickinson, who died on March 18, 2009, at the
7	7	age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Therese Fitzgerald was born in Cleveland, Texas, on
9	9	February 9, 1920, to Ernest and Fannie Havard Fitzgerald; after
10	10	spending her early years on her grandparents' farm near Cleveland,
11	11	she also lived for a time in the Mojave Desert in California; and
12	12	WHEREAS, In 1935, Miss Fitzgerald moved to Dickinson, Texas,
13	13	with her family, and in 1937 she graduated from Dickinson High
14	14	School and married Malcolm Deats; Mr. and Mrs. Deats shared their
15	15	lives together for 47 years, until his death; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Mrs. Deats worked at several local banks, including
17	17	Citizens State Bank in Dickinson and Bank of the Mainland in La
18	18	Marque; in the early 1970s, she started her own business, Deats
19	19	Flower Shop, and she later went on to run a shop with her husband;
20	20	and
21	21	WHEREAS, An active member of her community, Mrs. Deats
22	22	attended First United Methodist Church in Dickinson for 74 years,
23	23	where she was a teacher and superintendent of the Sunday school; she
24	24	was also a scout leader, a member of the PTA, and a founder of the
25	25	55-Plus organization; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Affectionately known to her friends as "Deatsie,"
27	27	she was a vivacious woman who found great pleasure in trying new
28	28	things at an age when many people are content to take it easy; after
29	29	retirement, she took a job selling programs at Gulf Greyhound Park,
30	30	and she began writing a column for the Galveston County Daily News,
31	31	"Dots by Deatsie"; she also played the tough-talking "Mama" of the
32	32	owners of an automobile dealership in a series of commercials that
33	33	ran on local television for nearly 20 years; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Therese Deats lived a caring and accomplished life,
35	35	and memories of many happy times spent in her company remain to
36	36	comfort all those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it
37	37	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
38	38	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Therese Fitzgerald
39	39	Deats and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family:
40	40	to her son, Ernie Deats, and his wife, Kathy; to her daughter, Jane
41	41	Hayley, and her husband, Jimmy; to her grandchildren and their
42	42	spouses, Lori and Lynn Honeycutt, Jerry and Cindy Hayley, and Jason
43	43	Hayley; to her great-grandchildren, Colton Honeycutt, Catelyn
44	44	Honeycutt, Clay Honeycutt, Amanda Hayley, Abby Hayley, Allyson
45	45	Hayley, Zack Hayley, and Jacob Hayley; and to her other relatives
46	46	and friends; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
49	49	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Therese
50	50	Fitzgerald Deats.
51	51	Taylor
52	52	Eiland
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1217 was unanimously adopted by a
56	56	rising vote of the House on April 14, 2009.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House