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1	1	H.R. No. 2007
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of Alpine lost an admired neighbor and
6	6	friend with the death of Martha Floro on April 8, 2009, at the age of
7	7	88; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born on June 27, 1920, to John and Ruby Davis Ford in
9	9	Missouri, the former Martha Josephine Ford grew up on the family
10	10	farm and graduated from high school in Odessa, Missouri; she met her
11	11	husband, George Floro, while earning a junior college degree at
12	12	Graceland College in Iowa, and the couple went on to enjoy 65
13	13	rewarding years of marriage and raise two children, Charles and
14	14	Beverly; with the passing years, the family grew to include seven
15	15	grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
16	16	WHEREAS, The Floros resided in several different locations
17	17	across the country as Mr. Floro pursued his education; while living
18	18	in Louisiana, Mrs. Floro earned her bachelor's degree in journalism
19	19	at Louisiana State University, and when the family moved to Guam in
20	20	1962, she edited a civil service newspaper for U.S. Navy personnel;
21	21	following the family's return stateside, Mrs. Floro served as a
22	22	social service worker in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a job she held until
23	23	her retirement in 1982; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Floro chose to relocate to Alpine after
25	25	retiring, and Mrs. Floro took an active role in the community,
26	26	working with the West Texas Democratic Women and the Sierra Club and
27	27	joining in fellowship with other members of the Religious Society
28	28	of Friends; an avid and gifted writer, she taught creative writing
29	29	at the Sunshine House, and her work has appeared in a number of
30	30	local and regional publications; she also took part in quilting and
31	31	singing groups at the Sunshine House, sold goat cheese at the local
32	32	farmers' market, helped found Big Bend Recyclers and Big Bend
33	33	People & Goats, and enjoyed birdwatching and photography; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Martha Floro led a long and generous life filled
35	35	with meaningful contributions to her family and to the many
36	36	communities where she lived, and she will be fondly remembered and
37	37	greatly missed by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
39	39	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Martha Floro and
40	40	extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
41	41	husband, George Floro; to her children, Chuck Floro and his wife,
42	42	Debbie, and Beverly Seidlicki; to her grandchildren, Ezekiel Floro
43	43	and his wife, Alesia, Angela Pommer and her husband, Kelly, Sarah,
44	44	Katie, and Christy Floro, and Carissa and Danica Topham; to her
45	45	great-grandchildren, William, Daniel, and Nadine Floro and David
46	46	Pommer; and to her other relatives 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 Martha
50	50	Floro.
51	51	Gallego
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 2007 was unanimously adopted by a
55	55	rising vote of the House on May 19, 2009.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House