| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 176 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The 104th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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| 3 | 3 | | cause for celebration, and Georgia Raven Rosborough of Marshall |
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| 4 | 4 | | reached that impressive milestone on February 22, 2021; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Born in 1917 in the Shady Grove community near |
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| 6 | 6 | | Marshall, Mrs. Rosborough grew up on a farm with two sisters and |
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| 7 | 7 | | three brothers, learning the value of hard work at an early age; |
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| 8 | 8 | | she was the valedictorian of her seventh-grade class, after which |
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| 9 | 9 | | she had to leave school to help support her family by making |
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| 10 | 10 | | quilts with her mother and working on the family farm; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, After marrying, Mrs. Rosborough farmed with her |
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| 12 | 12 | | husband, raising crops as well as chickens, cows, and hogs, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | she continued to maintain the farm with her sons after her |
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| 14 | 14 | | husband's death in 1965; three years later, she found employment |
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| 15 | 15 | | at a nursing home, where she worked in the laundry; she married |
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| 16 | 16 | | again in 1975, and in 1992, she retired from the nursing home at |
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| 17 | 17 | | the age of 75; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Mrs. Rosborough took up crafts and |
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| 19 | 19 | | began making refrigerator magnets; she eventually returned to |
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| 20 | 20 | | sewing quilts, taking orders and shipping her creations around |
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| 21 | 21 | | the world; today she enjoys reading and playing dominos, and she |
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| 22 | 22 | | continues to attend Shady Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal |
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| 23 | 23 | | Church in Marshall when she can; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Rosborough is the proud matriarch of a |
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| 25 | 25 | | family that has grown to include 12 children along with three |
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| 26 | 26 | | additional generations; on the occasion of her 100th birthday in |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2017, a book about her life, Georgia, was published, written by |
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| 28 | 28 | | one of her granddaughters and illustrated by another, and on |
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| 29 | 29 | | February 27, 2021, her 104th was celebrated with a socially |
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| 30 | 30 | | distanced drive-by parade in Marshall; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The granddaughter of a former slave, Georgia |
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| 32 | 32 | | Rosborough has lived through a panorama of change, and she has |
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| 33 | 33 | | met life's challenges and opportunities with dignity and grace, |
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| 34 | 34 | | earning the deep admiration of all who are privileged to know |
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| 35 | 35 | | her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Georgia Raven Rosborough on her |
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| 38 | 38 | | 104th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 39 | 39 | | continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Mrs. Rosborough as an expression of high regard from |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hughes |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on March 22, 2021. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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