| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1262 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Mary Ellen |
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| 6 | 6 | | Hayman Lewis of Houston, who died on November 27, 2007, at the age |
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| 7 | 7 | | of 78; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Hayman was born in Ohio on July 23, 1929, |
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| 9 | 9 | | to William Ray and Marie Sayre Hayman; she graduated as |
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| 10 | 10 | | valedictorian of her class at Racine High School in 1947 and began |
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| 11 | 11 | | her working life as executive secretary to the mayor of Columbus, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Ohio; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1954, she moved to Texas, where she embarked on a |
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| 14 | 14 | | career in the oil and gas industry that would span more than three |
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| 15 | 15 | | decades; initially employed as a receptionist, she eventually |
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| 16 | 16 | | worked in the field of regulatory compliance and retired in 1989; |
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| 17 | 17 | | and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Lewis shared 47 years with her husband, Bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and together they were blessed with three children; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Actively engaged in the life of her community, she |
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| 21 | 21 | | was a member of the Tejas Chapter of the Daughters of the American |
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| 22 | 22 | | Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Heritage |
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| 23 | 23 | | Republican Women, and other organizations; Mrs. Lewis also worked |
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| 24 | 24 | | with the George Bush Foundation at Texas A&M University and was the |
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| 25 | 25 | | sole trustee of the Bart and Helen De Laat Endowment Fund at the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Colorado School of Mines; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Known as "Boots" to her loved ones, Mary Ellen Lewis |
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| 28 | 28 | | was a devoted wife and mother, and a dedicated member of her |
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| 29 | 29 | | community, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts |
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| 30 | 30 | | of those whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Ellen Hayman |
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| 33 | 33 | | Lewis and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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| 34 | 34 | | to her sons, William Gregg Lewis and his wife, Elaine, Jeff Lewis |
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| 35 | 35 | | and his wife, Holly, and Paul Lewis and his wife, Emily; to her nine |
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| 36 | 36 | | grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary Ellen |
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| 41 | 41 | | Hayman Lewis. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bohac |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1262 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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