| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 725 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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| 6 | 6 | | meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort those who knew Dorothy |
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| 7 | 7 | | Marie Bertha Domaschk Albin of Houston, who passed away on January |
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| 8 | 8 | | 13, 2009, at the age of 84; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Mrs. Albin was born |
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| 10 | 10 | | in Houston on January 26, 1924; she earned a scholarship to business |
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| 11 | 11 | | college, where she met the man with whom she would share her life, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mirl Albin; the couple were married in 1944, and their family grew |
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| 13 | 13 | | to include four children, Carol, Jerrie, L. D., and the late M. J. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Albin, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Albin worked side by side with her husband at |
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| 16 | 16 | | their successful accounting business for half a century; in her |
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| 17 | 17 | | free time, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and |
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| 18 | 18 | | great-grandchildren, cross-country skiing, and biking; she also |
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| 19 | 19 | | loved nature, and she visited Cat Spring and the Texas Hill Country |
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| 20 | 20 | | as often as possible; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to her faith, Mrs. Albin was a charter |
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| 22 | 22 | | member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and a longtime volunteer with the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Lutheran Braille Workers center at Concordia Lutheran Church; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A true friend to many, a devoted companion to her |
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| 25 | 25 | | husband, and a cherished mother and grandmother, Dorothy Albin will |
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| 26 | 26 | | be deeply missed, but she will forever be remembered with love; now, |
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| 27 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dorothy Marie Bertha |
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| 30 | 30 | | Domaschk Albin and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her |
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| 31 | 31 | | family: to her husband, Mirl J. Albin; to her sister, Puddin, and |
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| 32 | 32 | | her husband, Wesley Krueger; to her children and their spouses, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Carol and Alan Walker, Jerrie and Gary Stobb, and L. D. and Betsy |
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| 34 | 34 | | Albin; to her grandchildren and their spouses, Shari and Brian |
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| 35 | 35 | | Conner, Kari and Frank Coffey, David and Ginny Stobb, Kristina and |
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| 36 | 36 | | Zakk Vannoy, and Bryce and Jessica Stobb; to her |
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| 37 | 37 | | great-grandchildren, Devin and Chad Coffey, Amelia and Miles |
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| 38 | 38 | | Conner, Abby and Emma Vannoy, and Bowen and A. J. Stobb; and to her |
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| 39 | 39 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dorothy |
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| 43 | 43 | | Marie Bertha Domaschk Albin. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Bohac |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 725 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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