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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the loved ones |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Betty Ann Peden of Hondo, who passed away on April 26, 2016, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 75; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, the former Ann Howard was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born on February 10, 1941, to David and Minnie Howard; continuing a |
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| 10 | 11 | | family tradition that reaches back four generations, she pursued a |
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| 11 | 12 | | career as a pharmacist, and after moving to Hondo, she purchased |
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| 12 | 13 | | Windrow Drug Store and operated it as Peden Rexall for some four |
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| 13 | 14 | | decades alongside her husband, Robert Peden; she also went on to |
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| 14 | 15 | | serve members of her profession as president of the Texas State |
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| 15 | 16 | | Board of Pharmacy; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Earlier in her life, Mrs. Peden worked as a |
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| 17 | 18 | | substitute teacher at the high school and middle school levels; she |
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| 18 | 19 | | had a lively interest in politics as well, having played an |
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| 19 | 20 | | instrumental role in the formation of the Medina County Republican |
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| 20 | 21 | | Party; she was a county chair for over 30 years and a longtime |
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| 21 | 22 | | member of the Texas Republican County Chairman's Association, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | she taught seminars all over the state on the responsibilities of a |
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| 23 | 24 | | county chair and various aspects of election law; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Peden was also a highly regarded member of her |
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| 25 | 26 | | community of faith at First Methodist Church, where she and her |
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| 26 | 27 | | husband sang in the choir, and she was a member and officer of |
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| 27 | 28 | | several organizations, among them the Hondo Garden Club and Sigma |
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| 28 | 29 | | Tau Sorority; above all else, she was a loving wife to her husband |
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| 29 | 30 | | of 54 years, a devoted mother to her sons, Scott and James, and a |
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| 30 | 31 | | doting grandmother of four grandchildren, Ashley, Robert, David, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and Ann; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Admired for her intelligence, her civic engagement, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and her kind and thoughtful nature, Ann Peden will be deeply missed, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and she will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who |
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| 35 | 36 | | were fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Ann Peden 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, Bob Peden; to her sons, Scott Peden and his wife, Kari, and |
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| 40 | 41 | | James Peden and his wife, Kim; to her grandchildren, Ashley, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Robert, David, and Ann Peden; to her sister, Rebecca Harris, and her |
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| 42 | 43 | | husband, Frank; to her brother, David Lee Howard; and to her other |
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| 43 | 44 | | relatives and many 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 this day, it do so in memory of Betty Ann |
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| 47 | 48 | | Peden. |
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