| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 743 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Fredna Wood |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Cotulla in mourning the loss of Fredna Wood, who died May 3, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2015, at the age of 95; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Fredna Knaggs was born in Cotulla on December 19, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1919; as a young girl she rode her horse to Sunday School and |
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| 10 | 10 | | hitched him to a tree outside her church; she continued to enjoy |
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| 11 | 11 | | riding most of her life; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, She married Richard L. Dobie Jr. in 1942, and they |
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| 13 | 13 | | moved one house down from her childhood home; they were blessed |
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| 14 | 14 | | with two children, and after Mr. Dobie's passing in 1960, she |
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| 15 | 15 | | earned a master's degree in counseling from Trinity University; |
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| 16 | 16 | | she became a proud stepmother when she married J. Prince Wood in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1973; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Wood had a rewarding career as the first |
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| 19 | 19 | | counselor to be hired by the Cotulla Independent School District; |
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| 20 | 20 | | she retired after many years to embrace full-time ranching life |
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| 21 | 21 | | with Mr. Wood; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, She took pride in owning her La Salle County ranch, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and she was a highly respected member of her community; she |
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| 24 | 24 | | devoted her time to the Brush County Museum, the La Salle Historical |
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| 25 | 25 | | Association, and the Cotulla Women's Club, and she was a |
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| 26 | 26 | | deaconess in the Cotulla Presbyterian Church for many years; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Fredna Wood lived a long and fulfilling life; she |
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| 28 | 28 | | was a gifted cattlewoman and historian and was a much-loved |
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| 29 | 29 | | grandmother and great-grandmother; she will long be remembered |
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| 30 | 30 | | with deep affection by all who were privileged to share in her |
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| 31 | 31 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 34 | 34 | | family of Fredna Wood; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 38 | 38 | | memory of Fredna Wood. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Zaffirini |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on May 7, 2015, by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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