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4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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6 | 7 | | passing of Charlcie Nutt Phillips of Carthage on July 23, 2017, at |
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7 | 8 | | the age of 98; and |
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8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Charley and Delia Cassity Nutt, the |
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9 | 10 | | former Charlcie Mae Nutt was born in Gary on May 19, 1919, and grew |
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10 | 11 | | up with the companionship of her three brothers, Travis, James, and |
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11 | 12 | | Alton; she went on to graduate from Gary High School and attended |
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12 | 13 | | Panola College; on July 17, 1937, she was joined in matrimony to |
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13 | 14 | | James William Phillips in Beckville, and the couple shared a |
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14 | 15 | | rewarding marriage that spanned 63 years, until his passing in |
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15 | 16 | | 2001; she was the proud mother of a son, Bobby James Phillips, and |
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16 | 17 | | she was further blessed with three grandchildren, Christy, Cammy, |
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17 | 18 | | and Cameron, and four great-grandchildren, Ryan, Rachel, Jeremy, |
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18 | 19 | | and Matthew; and |
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19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, During World War II, Mrs. Phillips lived with her |
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20 | 21 | | husband in Beaumont, where he worked at the local shipyards; for |
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21 | 22 | | much of her life, she was a resident of Panola County and an |
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22 | 23 | | employee at Gary Gas; a woman of strong faith, she taught Sunday |
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23 | 24 | | school at Eastside Baptist Church in Gary, and she later joined the |
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24 | 25 | | congregation of First Baptist Church of Carthage; and |
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25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and purposeful life, |
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26 | 27 | | Charlcie Phillips left a lasting imprint on the hearts of all who |
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27 | 28 | | treasured her, and they will forever remember her with deepest |
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28 | 29 | | affection; now, therefore, be it |
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29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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30 | 31 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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31 | 32 | | Charlcie Nutt Phillips and extend heartfelt sympathy to her |
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32 | 33 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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34 | 35 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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35 | 36 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charlcie |
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36 | 37 | | Phillips. |
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