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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | death of Barbara Laine Brunner of Banquete on April 6, 2015, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 84; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Barbara French was born in Robstown on |
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| 9 | 10 | | November 13, 1930, to John James French and Lenna Lee French |
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| 10 | 11 | | Bengtson; after graduating from Robstown High School, she earned a |
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| 11 | 12 | | bachelor's degree in elementary education from Texas College of |
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| 12 | 13 | | Arts and Industries, and in 1951, she began teaching at De Zavala |
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| 13 | 14 | | School in Corpus Christi; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ms. French was joined in matrimony to Richard |
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| 15 | 16 | | E. Brunner in 1952, and they shared more than six decades together; |
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| 16 | 17 | | they were blessed with four children, Richard, James, John, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | Robbe, and their family later grew to include a granddaughter and a |
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| 18 | 19 | | great-granddaughter; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After raising her children, Mrs. Brunner resumed |
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| 20 | 21 | | her career, teaching third and fourth grades at Banquete Elementary |
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| 21 | 22 | | School for 25 years, until her retirement; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Brunner was active in the Daughters of the |
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| 23 | 24 | | American Revolution, and she served on the board of the Robstown |
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| 24 | 25 | | Area Historical Association; she also maintained her friendships |
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| 25 | 26 | | with her Delta Theta sorority sisters throughout her life; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A skilled cook and baker, Mrs. Brunner shared her |
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| 27 | 28 | | famous buttermilk pies and banana bread with friends and loved ones |
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| 28 | 29 | | and put together a cookbook of her favorite recipes; she also |
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| 29 | 30 | | delighted in creating floral arrangements, decorating her home for |
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| 30 | 31 | | the holidays, and shopping for antiques with friends; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Barbara Brunner |
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| 32 | 33 | | will long remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth |
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| 33 | 34 | | and generosity, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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| 34 | 35 | | hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Laine |
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| 37 | 38 | | Brunner and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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| 38 | 39 | | family: to her husband, Richard E. Brunner; to her sons, Richard T. |
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| 39 | 40 | | Brunner and his wife, Benita, James Brunner and his wife, Geneva, |
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| 40 | 41 | | John Brunner and his girlfriend, Lucero Tellez; to her daughter, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Robbe Brunner and her boyfriend, Mark Henricks; to her |
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| 42 | 43 | | granddaughter, Shea Lynn Brunner-Gonzales; to her |
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| 43 | 44 | | great-granddaughter, Brianna Brunner; and to her other relatives |
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| 44 | 45 | | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Barbara |
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| 48 | 49 | | Laine Brunner. |
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