| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1333 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Julia Louise Pratka of Houston on March 27, 2009, at the |
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| 7 | 7 | | age of 91; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on August 23, 1917, to Frank and Mary Welder |
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| 9 | 9 | | Gay, "Connie" Gay grew up in Dayton, Texas, and graduated from St. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Joseph School of Nursing in 1939; she married Alfred Joseph Pratka |
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| 11 | 11 | | and the couple raised a family that grew to include four sons and a |
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| 12 | 12 | | daughter, Al, James, Gregg, Chris, and Patricia; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, This beloved wife and mother loved to read, travel, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and study geography; an active and faithful member of the St. Anne |
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| 15 | 15 | | Catholic community, she also enjoyed spending weekends in Galveston |
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| 16 | 16 | | and sharing stories of her family's history with her loved ones; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Although Connie Pratka is deeply missed, those she |
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| 18 | 18 | | leaves behind will forever hold dear their many fond memories of |
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| 19 | 19 | | her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 20 | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Julia Louise Pratka |
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| 22 | 22 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 23 | 23 | | children, Al Pratka, Jr., and his wife, Joan, Patricia Pratka |
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| 24 | 24 | | Womack and her husband, Gene, Gregg Pratka and his wife, Sharon, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | Chris Pratka and his wife, Trish; to her 13 grandchildren and 13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | great-grandchildren; to her sister, Margaret Patricia O'Connor; |
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| 27 | 27 | | and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 29 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Connie |
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| 31 | 31 | | Pratka. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Woolley |
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| 33 | 33 | | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | 35 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1333 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 36 | 36 | | rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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