| 1 | 1 | | 88R11049 BHH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hughes S.R. No. 138 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 7 | 7 | | passing of Gladys Huelitt Cariker of Carthage on December 13, 2022, |
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| 8 | 8 | | at the age of 100; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Gladys Huelitt Biggs was born to Augustus |
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| 10 | 10 | | Marvin Biggs Sr. and Viola Hudman Biggs in Carthage on December 21, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1921, and she grew up with the companionship of five siblings, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Augustus, Nannie, John, Minnie, and Mary; in the course of her |
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| 13 | 13 | | career, she was employed by the Sabine Basket Factory, the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Yarborough Variety Store, and the Carthage Independent School |
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| 15 | 15 | | District tax office, and she was a bookkeeper for the Terry Farris |
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| 16 | 16 | | department store, as well as a seamstress; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Active in her community, this esteemed woman sang in |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Adult Silver Tone Choir, and she was a charter member of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Silver Strummers of Central Baptist Church and a valued congregant |
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| 20 | 20 | | of First Baptist Church; she was also a longtime member of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Rebekah Lodge No. 132; in her leisure time, she enjoyed horseback |
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| 22 | 22 | | riding, square dancing, and traveling; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husbands, Cary |
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| 24 | 24 | | Comer Chadwick, Dr. Allen Newsom Tiller, and John Allen Cariker; |
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| 25 | 25 | | among those left to cherish her memory are her stepsons, Allen and |
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| 26 | 26 | | Don Cariker, as well as her nephew, Lynn Travis Whitaker, and her |
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| 27 | 27 | | nieces, Carol Sue Stokes, Brenda Kay Hathaway, and Beverly Jean |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cordray; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although Huelitt Cariker is deeply missed, those who |
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| 30 | 30 | | held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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| 31 | 31 | | brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 33 | 33 | | hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gladys Huelitt Cariker and |
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| 34 | 34 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 35 | 35 | | stepsons, Allen Cariker and his wife, Bobbie, and Don Cariker and |
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| 36 | 36 | | his wife, Janice; to her nephew, Lynn Travis Whitaker, and his wife, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Linda; to her nieces, Carol Sue Stokes and her husband, Jeff, Brenda |
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| 38 | 38 | | Kay Hathaway and her husband, Sammy, and Beverly Jean Cordray and |
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| 39 | 39 | | her husband, Wayne; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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| 40 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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| 43 | 43 | | day, it do so in memory of Huelitt Cariker. |
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