84R6635 MDM-D
By: Hughes H.R. No. 1914
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
a close when LaVeta Duncan Curry of Dallas died on July 10, 2014, at
the age of 100; and
WHEREAS, The former LaVeta Duncan was born in Glen Cove on
November 5, 1913, to Arthur and Mary Duncan and enjoyed the
companionship of two brothers and two sisters; she exchanged the
vows of matrimony with Odis Curry and with him became a loving
parent to three children, Sam, Tom, and Suzanne; through the years,
Mrs. Duncan knew the joy of welcoming three more generations into
her family; and
WHEREAS, This caring individual helped countless people in
her professional life as a nurse; she was also an artist; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to her family and her community, LaVeta
Curry is deeply missed, but the generosity, love, and compassion
with which she lived her life will forever inspire all those who had
the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of LaVeta Duncan Curry
and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her
sons, Sam Curry and his wife, Joyce, and Tom Curry and his wife,
Susan; to her daughter, Suzanne Jones; to her sister, Freeda
Kilgore and her husband, Larry; to her sisters-in-law, Margie
Duncan and Lolette Curry Rowe; to her granddaughters, Melinda
White, Heather Jones and her husband, Bobby, Amber Morell and her
husband, Carey, and Christa Greunke and her husband, Garrett; to
her step-granddaughter, Keri Scholz; to her great-grandchildren,
Kaylee and Ashlyn White, Laurel and Ella Jones, Peyton, Drake, and
Ava Morell, and Brityn Greunke; to her step-great-grandchildren,
Emily Fallon and Michael and Grady Scholz; to her
great-great-granddaughter, Brylie Pedraza; 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 LaVeta
Duncan Curry.