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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 105th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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| 6 | 7 | | cause for celebration, and Eva Hagle of Midland marked this |
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| 7 | 8 | | momentous milestone in her life on January 28, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in 1912, Eva Hagle grew up on a ranch in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Stonewall County with 12 siblings; she was working at her sister's |
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| 10 | 11 | | boardinghouse in Artesia, New Mexico, when she met her future |
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| 11 | 12 | | husband, John "Whitey" Hagle; after their marriage in July 1938, |
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| 12 | 13 | | the couple settled in Crane; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hagle moved to Wilmington, California, |
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| 14 | 15 | | to work in the shipyards during World War II; while employed at the |
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| 15 | 16 | | California Shipbuilding Corporation on Terminal Island in Los |
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| 16 | 17 | | Angeles County, Mrs. Hagle became exceptionally skilled in the use |
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| 17 | 18 | | of an acetylene torch, much to the disgruntlement of some of her |
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| 18 | 19 | | male colleagues; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After the war, the Hagles returned to Crane to raise |
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| 20 | 21 | | their daughter, Rita; they opened the Airport Drive-In and also |
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| 21 | 22 | | owned a sand and gravel business and a truck weigh station until the |
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| 22 | 23 | | death of Mr. Hagle in 1962; Mrs. Hagle worked at C. R. Anthony for a |
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| 23 | 24 | | time as well; following her retirement in 1977, she relocated to |
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| 24 | 25 | | California to be close to her daughter and grandsons, Jeffrey and |
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| 25 | 26 | | Dennis; the family settled in Midland in 1981; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Hagle continued to live independently until |
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| 27 | 28 | | May 2016, and she credits her longevity to the philosophy "Work |
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| 28 | 29 | | hard, mind your own business, and keep on dancing"; until recent |
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| 29 | 30 | | years, she was a member of the Permian Basin Dance Club, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | although bad knees have now obliged her to eliminate the polka and |
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| 31 | 32 | | two-step from her routine, she continues to enjoy listening to |
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| 32 | 33 | | music; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, An inspiring member of the Greatest Generation, Eva |
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| 34 | 35 | | Hagle has witnessed a panorama of change over the course of more |
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| 35 | 36 | | than a century, and she has met life's challenges and opportunities |
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| 36 | 37 | | with determination and grace, earning the deep admiration of all |
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| 37 | 38 | | who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Eva Hagle on her 105th birthday and |
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| 40 | 41 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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| 41 | 42 | | it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Mrs. Hagle as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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