H.R. No. 735
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Mary
Rosalie Freeman Birdsong of Plainview, who passed away on February
2, 2009, at the age of 85; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of John W. and Chloe Strout Flipping,
the former Rosalie Flipping was born on April 19, 1923, in Quanah;
she grew up in Hart and later graduated from Springlake-Earth High
School; in 1943, she was joined in marriage to E. C. Eldridge
Freeman; the couple shared nearly four decades together and were
blessed with a son, Mike; and
WHEREAS, After her husband's death in 1981, Mrs. Freeman
relocated to Plainview; fortunate enough to find love a second
time, she married Tony Birdsong in 1991 and enjoyed more than a
decade with him until his passing in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Freeman Birdsong held a career with H&R Block
before her retirement; active in her community, she was a member of
the Garland Street Church of Christ and the Home Demonstration
Club; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan led a caring and purposeful
life, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of
all those who shared in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Rosalie
Freeman Birdsong and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
family: to her son, Judge Mike Freeman, and his wife, Karon; to her
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and to her other
relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary
Rosalie Freeman Birdsong.
Heflin
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 735 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House