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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Frieda |
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| 6 | 7 | | Martha Wood Nicks of Garland, who passed away on January 18, 2021, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 86; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Helen Frieda Phillip Wood and John |
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| 9 | 10 | | Purifoy Wood, the former Frieda Wood was born in Dallas on December |
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| 10 | 11 | | 20, 1934; she grew up with a sister, Marguerite Ann, and graduated |
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| 11 | 12 | | from Forest Avenue High School; embarking on a career as a |
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| 12 | 13 | | secretary, she worked at banks in downtown Dallas before joining |
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| 13 | 14 | | the staff of Ling-Temco-Vought in Garland; she was employed there |
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| 14 | 15 | | for 36 years, through its transition to E-Systems and its |
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| 15 | 16 | | acquisition by Raytheon Technologies, and retired in 1998; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, She married Johnny Raggio in 1954, and they became |
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| 17 | 18 | | the parents of two children, Suzanne and Glen; in 1982, she wed |
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| 18 | 19 | | James Nicks, and they shared a fulfilling relationship until his |
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| 19 | 20 | | passing in 2018; over the years, her family grew to include a |
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| 20 | 21 | | stepdaughter, Cynthia, four grandchildren, Elissa, Luke, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Christina, and Kevin, and two great-granddaughters, Olivia and |
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| 22 | 23 | | Abigail; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Beloved by all who were privileged to know her, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Frieda Nicks is greatly missed, but she has left her family and |
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| 25 | 26 | | friends with a wealth of memories that they will forever treasure; |
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| 26 | 27 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Frieda Martha Wood |
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| 29 | 30 | | Nicks and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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| 30 | 31 | | to her daughter, Suzanne Raggio Westerheim; to her son, Glen S. |
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| 31 | 32 | | Raggio, and his wife, Denise; to her stepdaughter, Cynthia Nicks; |
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| 32 | 33 | | to her grandchildren, Elissa Westerheim, Luke Westerheim and his |
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| 33 | 34 | | wife, Elya, Christina Raggio, and Kevin Raggio; to her |
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| 34 | 35 | | great-granddaughters, Olivia and Abigail Westerheim; and to her |
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| 35 | 36 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frieda |
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| 39 | 40 | | Nicks. |
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