| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 601 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Brewster County lost a beloved neighbor |
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| 6 | 6 | | and friend with the passing of Mary Linn Brown Reider on December |
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| 7 | 7 | | 21, 2008, at the age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born to George Augustus Brown and Augusta Linn Brown |
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| 9 | 9 | | on March 10, 1924, in Alpine, Mary Linn Brown grew up on the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Haley-Brown Ranch at the foot of Cathedral Mountain, south of town; |
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| 11 | 11 | | affectionately known as "Mimze" to her family and friends, she |
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| 12 | 12 | | enjoyed the companionship of two brothers, John and George, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | three sisters, Margaret, Catherine, and Josephine; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A gifted dancer, she moved to New York City and |
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| 15 | 15 | | performed professionally with the New York City Ballet, working |
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| 16 | 16 | | with famed choreographer George Balanchine and the company's first |
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| 17 | 17 | | prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief; she also had the opportunity to |
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| 18 | 18 | | appear in several films; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Reider and her husband, the actor Edward |
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| 20 | 20 | | "Eddie" Reider, were married in 1949; she lived in Los Angeles for a |
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| 21 | 21 | | number of years before returning to the family ranch in 1968; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mary Linn Reider lived a rewarding life that was |
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| 23 | 23 | | rich in family, friends, and meaningful artistic accomplishments, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of her |
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| 25 | 25 | | loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Linn Brown Reider |
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| 28 | 28 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 29 | 29 | | daughter and son, Tracey and John Reider; to her grandchildren, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Yesenia Linn and Jeremy Bogart Reider, Kent Edward Becker, and Paul |
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| 31 | 31 | | Becker IV; to her siblings, Margaret Anne DeBarbrie and John Andrew |
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| 32 | 32 | | Brown; to her niece and nephews, Mary Anne DeBarbrie, Thomas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Mathews, and Kelli and Jim Brown; to her great-nephews, Charles |
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| 34 | 34 | | Mathews and Connor Brown; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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| 35 | 35 | | and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 38 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary Linn |
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| 39 | 39 | | Reider. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Gallego |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 601 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 44 | 44 | | rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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