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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Odessa Davis Yeager on March 6, 2015, at the age of 91; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Odessa Davis was born on June 4, 1923, to |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis in Hunt County; she married the love of |
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| 10 | 11 | | her life, John Yeager, and they became the proud parents of a |
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| 11 | 12 | | daughter, Toinette; over the years, her family grew to include four |
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| 12 | 13 | | grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, with whom Mrs. Yeager |
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| 13 | 14 | | shared many treasured moments; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A resident of Mineola for nearly six decades, |
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| 15 | 16 | | Mrs. Yeager was employed as the registrar of Mineola High School |
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| 16 | 17 | | for 20 years, and she operated her own dress shop for 14 years; she |
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| 17 | 18 | | also served as the secretary for First United Methodist Church, |
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| 18 | 19 | | where she was a valued congregant and where she chaired numerous |
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| 19 | 20 | | church committees; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Deeply concerned for the welfare of others, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Mrs. Yeager gave generously of her time and talents as a 33-year |
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| 22 | 23 | | member of the Pilot Club and as a cofounder and longtime board |
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| 23 | 24 | | member of both the Caring and Sharing program and the Kindness |
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| 24 | 25 | | Kottage resale shop; she also held membership for several years in |
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| 25 | 26 | | the Mineola Chamber of Commerce; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Odessa Yeager was deeply devoted to her family, her |
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| 27 | 28 | | faith, and her community, and she will forever be remembered with |
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| 28 | 29 | | deep affection by all who held her close to their hearts; now, |
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| 29 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Odessa Davis Yeager |
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| 32 | 33 | | and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 33 | 34 | | daughter, Toinette Collier, and her husband, Ed; to her |
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| 34 | 35 | | grandchildren, Davin Smith, David and Chris Collier, and Dara |
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| 35 | 36 | | Culver; to her great-grandchildren, Blayne, Aiden, and Cheyenna |
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| 36 | 37 | | Smith, Tristan Randolph, and Holly Culver; to her sisters, Dorothy |
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| 37 | 38 | | Day and Ida Shields; to her sister-in-law, Marie Davis; and to her |
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| 38 | 39 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Odessa |
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| 42 | 43 | | Davis Yeager. |
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