Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 577
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Thelma Ruth Zoch Schatte
5	5	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
6	6	passing of Thelma Ruth Zoch Schatte of Giddings on January 25,
7	7	2019, at the age of 90; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Northrup on December 7, 1928, to Gotthilf
9	9	Martin Zoch and Clara Alfrieda Boettcher, the former Thelma Zoch
10	10	grew up on a farm with 10 siblings, Ruth, Paul, Monroe, Alma,
11	11	Robert, Walter, Rudie, Edwin, Ludwig, and Otto, and she helped out
12	12	with the family's crops and livestock; she attended a nearby
13	13	Lutheran school before moving to Houston at the age of 14, where
14	14	she waitressed for a short time and then served as a governess; and
15	15	WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony in 1947 to Louis
16	16	Theodore Schatte, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage that
17	17	spanned nearly six decades before Mr. Schatte's death in 2006;
18	18	Mrs. Schatte was a devoted mother to her nine children, Thomas,
19	19	Louis, David, Benjamin, Kenneth, Suzanna, Marlene, Sharon, and
20	20	Ronald, and with the passing years she had the pleasure of
21	21	welcoming into her family numerous grandchildren and
22	22	great-grandchildren; and
23	23	WHEREAS, In addition to raising her family, Mrs. Schatte
24	24	dedicated herself to tending the Schatte family farm near
25	25	Giddings, where she lived for 69 years and worked alongside her
26	26	husband to grow corn, maize, sugar cane, cotton, and peanuts; in
27	27	later years, the couple converted the farmland to Coastal Bermuda
28	28	meadows, raising Charolais and Black Angus cattle; and
29	29	WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Schatte was a longtime
30	30	congregant of Immanuel Lutheran and a member of the church choir;
31	31	in her leisure time, she took pleasure in working in her large
32	32	garden and orchard, where she grew vegetables and fruit trees and
33	33	canned hundreds of jars of pickles, beans, beets, peaches, and
34	34	pears every year; she enjoyed preparing signature dishes for her
35	35	loved ones, especially her homemade bread, Swedish tea ring, and
36	36	made-from-scratch cakes; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Although Thelma Schatte is greatly missed, this
38	38	beloved woman has left her family and friends with many treasured
39	39	memories, and she will forever hold a special place in their
40	40	hearts; now, therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
42	42	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Thelma Ruth Zoch
43	43	Schatte and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her
44	44	passing; and, be it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
46	46	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
47	47	this day, it do so in memory of Thelma Schatte.
48	48	Hughes, Kolkhorst
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on April 15, 2019, by a
54	54	rising vote.
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate