6 | | - | generosity of Patricia Martin of Parker County, who passed away |
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7 | | - | on December 10, 2022, at the age of 75; and |
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8 | | - | WHEREAS, Pat Martin was born to Fred and Bernice Rutledge |
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9 | | - | on October 29, 1947, in Rotan and grew up with the companionship |
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10 | | - | of three siblings, Karen, James, and Lynne; she moved with her |
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11 | | - | family to Brock, where they lived for a few years before settling |
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12 | | - | in Weatherford; a graduate of Weatherford College, she embarked |
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13 | | - | on a career in land title insurance in 1974 and continued working |
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14 | | - | in the industry for many years while raising her son, Brandon, as |
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15 | | - | a single mother; and |
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16 | | - | WHEREAS, In 2011, she married Jimmy Martin, and together |
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17 | | - | they created a blended family that included her stepchildren, |
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18 | | - | Tracie, Tory, and Annabeth; a doting grandmother, Mrs. Martin |
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19 | | - | treasured spending time with her 11 grandchildren and 13 |
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20 | | - | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 7 | + | generosity of Patricia Martin of Parker County, who passed away on |
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| 8 | + | December 10, 2022, at the age of 75; and |
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| 9 | + | WHEREAS, Pat Martin was born to Fred and Bernice Rutledge on |
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| 10 | + | October 29, 1947, in Rotan and grew up with the companionship of |
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| 11 | + | three siblings, Karen, James, and Lynne; she moved with her family |
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| 12 | + | to Brock, where they lived for a few years before settling in |
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| 13 | + | Weatherford; a graduate of Weatherford College, she embarked on a |
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| 14 | + | career in land title insurance in 1974 and continued working in the |
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| 15 | + | industry for many years while raising her son, Brandon, as a single |
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| 16 | + | mother; and |
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| 17 | + | WHEREAS, In 2011, she married Jimmy Martin, and together they |
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| 18 | + | created a blended family that included her stepchildren, Tracie, |
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| 19 | + | Tory, and Annabeth; a doting grandmother, Mrs. Martin treasured |
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| 20 | + | spending time with her 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; |
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| 21 | + | and |
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21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Martin held |
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22 | 23 | | leadership roles with the Parker County Committee on Aging, the |
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23 | 24 | | Weatherford Chamber of Commerce, and the Weatherford Independent |
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24 | 25 | | School District Education Foundation, and she served on the Park |
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25 | 26 | | View Terrace Housing Facility Board for a number of years; |
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26 | 27 | | moreover, she was a founding member of the Parker County Health |
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27 | 28 | | Foundation and was involved with the Weatherford Lions Club and |
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28 | 29 | | Meals on Wheels; sustained by a deep and abiding faith, she was a |
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29 | 30 | | valued congregant of Willow Park Baptist Church; and |
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30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Known for her strength of character, her |
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31 | | - | unconditional love, and her contagious laugh, Pat Martin |
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32 | | - | brightened the world for all who knew her, and they will forever |
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33 | | - | hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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34 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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35 | | - | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Martin |
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36 | | - | and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, |
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37 | | - | be it further |
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| 32 | + | unconditional love, and her contagious laugh, Pat Martin brightened |
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| 33 | + | the world for all who knew her, and they will forever hold her close |
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| 34 | + | in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 36 | + | hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Martin and extend sincere |
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| 37 | + | condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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39 | | - | prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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40 | | - | this day, it do so in memory of Pat Martin. |
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41 | | - | Springer, King |
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42 | | - | ________________________________ |
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43 | | - | President of the Senate |
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44 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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45 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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46 | | - | the Senate on March 29, 2023, by a |
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47 | | - | rising vote. |
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48 | | - | ________________________________ |
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49 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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50 | | - | ________________________________ |
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51 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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52 | | - | ________________________________ |
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53 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 39 | + | prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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| 40 | + | day, it do so in memory of Pat Martin. |
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