| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1192 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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| 6 | 6 | | memories of Thora Brigance Payne of Webster, who passed away on June |
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| 7 | 7 | | 17, 2022, at the age of 97; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Knott on June 16, 1925, to Theodore and May |
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| 9 | 9 | | Couch Brigance, the former Thora Brigance grew up with six |
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| 10 | 10 | | siblings, Jean, Edward, Vasta, Veda, Edith, and Nina; she graduated |
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| 11 | 11 | | in 1943 from Wellman High School, where she met the love of her |
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| 12 | 12 | | life, Vernon C. Payne; she attended Texas Tech University while he |
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| 13 | 13 | | was serving in the army, and upon being reunited, the couple wed on |
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| 14 | 14 | | September 15, 1945; during their 57 years of marriage, they raised |
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| 15 | 15 | | two children, Kippy and Doak, and their family later grew to include |
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| 16 | 16 | | a granddaughter, Kristy, and two great-grandchildren, Grayson and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Graham; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, As newlyweds, Mrs. Payne and her husband moved to |
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| 19 | 19 | | Andrews, where he coached the high school basketball team and she |
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| 20 | 20 | | ran a children's clothing store, The Little Shop; she became |
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| 21 | 21 | | actively involved in her children's activities, volunteering as a |
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| 22 | 22 | | den mother, a Girl Scout troop leader, a Sunday school teacher, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | a tennis instructor; she was a woman of boundless energy, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | between shuttling her children to their golf and tennis |
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| 25 | 25 | | tournaments, she found time to cook gourmet meals and to hit a hole |
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| 26 | 26 | | in one on the golf course; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The family eventually moved to Waco when Mr. Payne |
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| 28 | 28 | | accepted a position with the Waco Independent School District; |
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| 29 | 29 | | there, Mrs. Payne served as an officer in both the Lake Waco Golf |
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| 30 | 30 | | Association and the Central Texas Women's Golf Association, and she |
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| 31 | 31 | | became a nursing home director at Hill Haven; she and Mr. Payne were |
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| 32 | 32 | | fond of playing bridge, hosting game nights with friends at their |
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| 33 | 33 | | home on Lake Waco, and tending to their beautiful garden together; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Through her optimism and generosity of spirit, Thora |
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| 36 | 36 | | Payne brightened the world for all who were fortunate enough to know |
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| 37 | 37 | | her, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; |
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| 38 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Thora Brigance |
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| 41 | 41 | | Payne and extend deepest sympathy to her loved ones; and, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Thora |
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| 46 | 46 | | Payne. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Paul |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1192 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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