| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2198 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Tankersley Messer is celebrating her 100th |
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| 6 | 6 | | birthday on September 23, 2023, and this occasion provides a |
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| 7 | 7 | | welcome opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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| 8 | 8 | | affection they hold for her; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Frances Tankersley was born in Abilene in |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1923 to William Gaddis Tankersley and Mary Lea Pinegar Tankersley, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and she grew up with three siblings, Cleon, Randall, and Billye |
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| 12 | 12 | | Jean; her family relocated to Shamrock, Oklahoma, and then to |
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| 13 | 13 | | Austin, where she graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and |
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| 14 | 14 | | was a member of the Red Jackets dance team; she earned a pharmacy |
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| 15 | 15 | | degree from The University of Texas in 1944, and she became one of |
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| 16 | 16 | | only a few women working as a pharmacist at the time; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | was a student at UT, and the couple were blessed with three |
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| 19 | 19 | | children; in the early 1950s, Mrs. Messer and her family moved to |
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| 20 | 20 | | San Antonio, and there she became an active volunteer with local and |
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| 21 | 21 | | statewide dental auxiliaries and with her church; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Messer is the proud matriarch of a |
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| 23 | 23 | | family that includes her three daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne |
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| 24 | 24 | | and Jack Pool, Nancy and Grover Campbell, and Janet and Greg |
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| 25 | 25 | | Anderson, her five grandchildren, Jeff, Logan, Lee, Elizabeth, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | William, and her three great-grandchildren, Tiegan, Hunter, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Henley; a woman of many interests and talents, she is a loyal UT |
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| 28 | 28 | | football fan and a gifted cook, and she has traveled to numerous |
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| 29 | 29 | | countries around the world; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Frances Messer is a source of tremendous |
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| 31 | 31 | | inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through a century |
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| 32 | 32 | | of life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that |
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| 33 | 33 | | benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, |
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| 34 | 34 | | be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Frances Tankersley Messer on her |
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| 37 | 37 | | 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 38 | 38 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mrs. Messer as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Allison |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2198 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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