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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Pittsburg lost an admired community |
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| 6 | 7 | | leader with the death of Estelle Parker on January 15, 2015, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 95; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on November 25, 1919, in Titus County, the |
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| 9 | 10 | | former Estelle Crain was the daughter of William Lee Crain and Nina |
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| 10 | 11 | | Estelle Smith Crain; she married William Russell "W. R." Parker, |
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| 11 | 12 | | and they became the parents of four daughters, Linda, Mary Ann, |
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| 12 | 13 | | "Hedy," and "Tonnie"; through the years, Mrs. Parker saw her family |
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| 13 | 14 | | grow to include 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | great-great-grandchildren; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1945, Mrs. Parker and her husband opened a |
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| 16 | 17 | | plumbing business that they expanded to include appliances, floor |
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| 17 | 18 | | coverings, and furniture; for seven decades, as the owner of Parker |
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| 18 | 19 | | Furniture and Appliance, "Mama Parker," or "Mrs. Estelle," as she |
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| 19 | 20 | | was fondly known, worked to promote a vital downtown Pittsburg |
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| 20 | 21 | | through her own store's initiatives and as a favorite customer at |
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| 21 | 22 | | many local shops; she was also a valued congregant of the First |
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| 22 | 23 | | Baptist Church; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Estelle Parker was a devoted mother and grandmother |
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| 24 | 25 | | and a significant asset to her business and her community; her |
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| 25 | 26 | | commitment to her loved ones and to Pittsburg will be remembered and |
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| 26 | 27 | | admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Estelle Parker and |
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| 29 | 30 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 30 | 31 | | daughter, Linda Grundish, and her husband, David; to her |
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| 31 | 32 | | grandchildren, Dr. Mike and Ann McCrady, Dr. Bob and Julie McCrady, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Tom McCrady, Liz and Bobby Goodman, Tinkie Williams, Keith and Anna |
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| 33 | 34 | | Sewell, and Paul and Laurie Sewell; to her 13 great-grandchildren |
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| 34 | 35 | | and her 2 great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and |
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| 35 | 36 | | many friends; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Estelle |
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| 39 | 40 | | Parker. |
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