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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Lucille Louie Gee of Houston on April |
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| 6 | 7 | | 29, 2017, at the age of 91, has brought great sadness to the family |
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| 7 | 8 | | and many friends of this vibrant and gracious woman; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Lucille Louie was born on March 9, 1926, |
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| 9 | 10 | | in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up with four sisters, Annette, Ruth, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Jeanette, and Sue, and four brothers, Bernard, Leonard, Harry, and |
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| 11 | 12 | | Milton; she graduated from Englewood High School as a member of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | National Honor Society and exchanged wedding vows with Wallace Gee |
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| 13 | 14 | | in 1947; she moved with her husband to Houston so that he could join |
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| 14 | 15 | | his brothers in a business venture; the couple shared nearly four |
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| 15 | 16 | | decades of marriage until Mr. Gee's death and were the parents of |
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| 16 | 17 | | three sons, Kent, Robert, and Paul; with the passing years, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Mrs. Gee took special delight in doting on her granddaughter, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Amelia; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Gee was involved with |
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| 20 | 21 | | the Chinese American Citizens Alliance and its Miss Chinatown |
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| 21 | 22 | | Pageant; she was also a board member of the Gee Family Association, |
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| 22 | 23 | | a charter member of the Chinese Baptist Church, and a valued |
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| 23 | 24 | | congregant at the Southwest Chinese Baptist Church; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Candid and forthright, Mrs. Gee was equally admired |
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| 25 | 26 | | for her kindness and generosity, and she found great joy in helping |
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| 26 | 27 | | others; she often drove friends on their errands and to doctor's |
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| 27 | 28 | | appointments, and she enjoyed taking her nieces shopping for |
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| 28 | 29 | | special occasions; moreover, she was revered among her |
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| 29 | 30 | | contemporaries as the unofficial "food critic" of Chinatown; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Lucille Gee led a life that was extraordinarily rich |
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| 31 | 32 | | in love, laughter, and friendship, and her memory will forever |
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| 32 | 33 | | light the hearts of all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be |
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| 33 | 34 | | it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lucille Louie Gee and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend deepest sympathy to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lucille |
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| 41 | 42 | | Gee. |
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