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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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| 6 | 7 | | temper the profound sadness felt at the passing of Fongee Wong of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Houston on January 7, 2015, at the age of 81; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on December 28, 1933, in Grady, Arkansas, |
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| 9 | 10 | | Fongee Wong grew up in a large family and graduated from Gould High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School before earning a bachelor's degree in nursing from The |
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| 11 | 12 | | University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; she later received |
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| 12 | 13 | | her master's in nursing from the University of Maryland, and she |
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| 13 | 14 | | went on to complete her doctorate in public health from The |
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| 14 | 15 | | University of Texas Health Science Center; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Wong enjoyed a successful career as a professor |
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| 16 | 17 | | at Texas Woman's University, and she frequently took her students |
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| 17 | 18 | | to needy communities in the Houston area to educate them on public |
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| 18 | 19 | | health issues; she later worked as a real estate broker, founding |
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| 19 | 20 | | her own firm, Bee Hive Realty; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Wong was a valued |
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| 21 | 22 | | congregant of Second Baptist Church for nearly three decades; she |
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| 22 | 23 | | gave freely of her time and talents in service to her church, |
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| 23 | 24 | | volunteering as a member of the bulletin brigade, Bible Study |
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| 24 | 25 | | Fellowship, and Gospel Truth Bible Study, and participating in |
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| 25 | 26 | | activities at Second Baptist's Family Life Center; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Wong shared 35 rewarding years with her |
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| 27 | 28 | | husband, Kent, whom she married in 1980; the couple were the devoted |
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| 28 | 29 | | parents of three children, Kent, Priscilla, and Grace, and with the |
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| 29 | 30 | | passing years, their family grew to include three grandchildren; |
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| 30 | 31 | | the beloved matriarch of a large extended family, she was |
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| 31 | 32 | | affectionately known as "Aunt Gee" to her loved ones; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Fongee Wong |
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| 33 | 34 | | will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, |
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| 34 | 35 | | kindness, and compassion, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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| 35 | 36 | | place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Fongee Wong and |
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| 38 | 39 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 39 | 40 | | husband, Kent Wong; to her son, Kent Wong, and his wife, Carol; to |
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| 40 | 41 | | her daughters, Priscilla Hood and her husband, Lee, and Grace Wong; |
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| 41 | 42 | | to her grandchildren, Kayla, Bryce, and Blake Hood; to her sisters, |
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| 42 | 43 | | May, Mary, and Julia; to her brothers, Douglas and Clinton; and to |
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| 43 | 44 | | her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns on this day, it do so in memory of Fongee |
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| 47 | 48 | | Wong. |
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