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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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| 6 | 7 | | meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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| 7 | 8 | | of Mary Virginia Smith Pendergrass, who passed away on October 19, |
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| 8 | 9 | | 2019, at the age of 92; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Henry and Jewel Tate Smith, the |
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| 10 | 11 | | former Mary Smith was born in Huntsville on September 14, 1927; she |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated from North High School in Columbus, Ohio, and earned a |
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| 12 | 13 | | sociology degree from Baylor University in 1948; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Pendergrass worked as executive director of |
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| 14 | 15 | | the Camp Fire Girls of Alice and went on to serve as president of the |
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| 15 | 16 | | 20th Century Study Club and the Parent Teachers Association in |
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| 16 | 17 | | Pittsburg; named Woman of the Year by the Pittsburg-Camp County |
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| 17 | 18 | | Chamber of Commerce, she led efforts to pay domestic workers |
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| 18 | 19 | | minimum wage, and she helped start the county's first Republican |
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| 19 | 20 | | Party; furthermore, she was a Camp County child protective services |
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| 20 | 21 | | officer and an adult probation officer in Mount Pleasant; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, Mrs. Pendergrass moved to Austin, earning |
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| 22 | 23 | | her Texas real estate and broker licenses and specializing in |
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| 23 | 24 | | national relocation for Sherry Brown Realtors; civically engaged, |
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| 24 | 25 | | she twice served as a delegate for Texas State Republican |
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| 25 | 26 | | Conventions and lent her time to the board of directors of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Austin Musical Theater; she was also president of The Order of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Daughters of the King and a longtime congregant of St. David's |
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| 28 | 29 | | Episcopal Church; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Pendergrass enjoyed the |
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| 30 | 31 | | love and support of her husband, Dr. Robert Keith Pendergrass Sr., |
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| 31 | 32 | | with whom she shared a rewarding marriage of 67 years until his |
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| 32 | 33 | | death; she took great pride in her four children, Robert, Mary, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Henry, and Peter, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; |
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| 34 | 35 | | and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Mary Pendergrass showered those she held dear with |
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| 36 | 37 | | unconditional love, and she leaves behind a legacy of faith, |
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| 37 | 38 | | kindness, and generosity that will continue to inspire all who knew |
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| 38 | 39 | | her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Virginia Smith |
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| 41 | 42 | | Pendergrass and extend deepest condolences to the members of her |
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| 42 | 43 | | family: to her children, Robert Keith Pendergrass Jr. and his wife, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Juli, Mary Virginia Lannen and her husband, Rick, Henry Lee |
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| 44 | 45 | | Pendergrass and his wife, Colleen, and Peter William Pendergrass |
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| 45 | 46 | | and his wife, Desiree; to her grandchildren, Virginia Leigh Hart, |
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| 46 | 47 | | John Bucy III, Richard Henry Lannen, Anna Pendergrass Rankin, and |
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| 47 | 48 | | Sarah, Peter, Katherine, Abby, and Annie Pendergrass; to her |
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| 48 | 49 | | step-grandchildren, Whitney and Justin Lannen; to her |
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| 49 | 50 | | great-grandchildren, Catherine, Jackson, and Ryan Hart and Bradley |
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| 50 | 51 | | Bucy; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 54 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary |
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| 54 | 55 | | Pendergrass. |
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