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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Sharon Ann Thompson of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Kyle were deeply saddened by her passing on October 23, 2020, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 72; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Edmund Mueller and Mildred Huck |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mueller, the former Sharon Mueller was born in Cuero on October 13, |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1948, and grew up with a brother, Gary, and two sisters, Sandra and |
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| 11 | 12 | | Lerna; she graduated from Nordheim High School and attended |
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| 12 | 13 | | Nixon-Clay Business College in Austin; for many years, she worked |
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| 13 | 14 | | as a secretary and in office supervisory positions; calm and |
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| 14 | 15 | | caring, she was always ready to lend colleagues a sympathetic ear, |
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| 15 | 16 | | and she never had a cross word for anyone; she received the Superior |
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| 16 | 17 | | Service Award from Texas A&M University during her time as |
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| 17 | 18 | | assistant office manager of a Texas A&M AgriLife District Office; |
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| 18 | 19 | | and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, She married Jeff Thompson in December 1979, and she |
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| 20 | 21 | | provided steadfast support in his work as pastor of Lutheran |
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| 21 | 22 | | congregations in Nordheim, Runge, Fredericksburg, Robstown, Cuero, |
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| 22 | 23 | | and Wimberley; devoted to her family, she was the proud mother of |
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| 23 | 24 | | six children, Barbara, Bruce, Brian, Brent, Jennifer, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | Christopher; she was eventually blessed with eight grandchildren, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Christen, Cody, David, Jessica, Tristan, Elizabeth, Ethne, and Sam, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and two great-grandchildren, Taryn and Levi; in her free time, she |
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| 27 | 28 | | enjoyed reading, gardening, and crocheting; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Thompson possessed a generosity of spirit |
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| 29 | 30 | | that expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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| 30 | 31 | | countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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| 31 | 32 | | it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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| 34 | 35 | | Sharon Ann Thompson and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn |
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| 35 | 36 | | her passing; 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 Sharon |
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| 39 | 40 | | Thompson. |
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