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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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| 6 | 7 | | cause for celebration, and Nina Sinclair of Lubbock is marking that |
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| 7 | 8 | | significant milestone on May 24, 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Roaring Springs in 1925 to John Duff and Myra |
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| 9 | 10 | | Kelly Green, the former Nina Lee Green grew up on the Greenland |
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| 10 | 11 | | Stock Farm and was baptized at Roaring Springs First Baptist Church |
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| 11 | 12 | | in 1936; after graduating from Roaring Springs High School in 1942, |
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| 12 | 13 | | she began her career as an artist at Koen's Studio in Lubbock, where |
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| 13 | 14 | | she initially hand-colored portraits and later worked as a |
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| 14 | 15 | | photographer and designer on the Texas Tech University yearbook; |
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| 15 | 16 | | and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Louis Avery Sinclair |
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| 17 | 18 | | on January 18, 1946, and they made their home in Abernathy for 26 |
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| 18 | 19 | | years; in 1972, they moved to Lubbock, where Mrs. Sinclair has |
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| 19 | 20 | | resided ever since; over the course of more than six decades |
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| 20 | 21 | | together, the couple became the parents of three children, David, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Terri, and Jerry, and Mrs. Sinclair devoted herself to her roles as |
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| 22 | 23 | | wife, mother, and homemaker, supporting her husband in his career |
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| 23 | 24 | | and her children in their studies and their many extracurricular |
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| 24 | 25 | | activities; she eventually knew the joy of welcoming into her |
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| 25 | 26 | | family grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to whom she is |
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| 26 | 27 | | affectionately known as "Sugar"; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Cherished by a host of loved ones and sustained by |
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| 28 | 29 | | her strong faith, Nina Sinclair has gracefully reached the 90-year |
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| 29 | 30 | | mark and continues to enrich the lives of all who are fortunate |
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| 30 | 31 | | enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Nina Sinclair on the joyous |
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| 33 | 34 | | occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her heartfelt best |
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| 34 | 35 | | wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Mrs. Sinclair as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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