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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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| 8 | 9 | | passing of Princella Jewel Vogel of Houston on July 9, 2024; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Leo Chester McNeal and Jewel Agnes |
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| 10 | 11 | | Jenkins McNeal, the former Princella McNeal was born in McAllen on |
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| 11 | 12 | | October 13, and she grew up with the companionship of two sisters, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Hermenia and Lucy; she shared a fulfilling marriage with her |
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| 13 | 14 | | husband, Peter Olaf Vogel, that spanned more than two and a half |
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| 14 | 15 | | decades before his passing in 2004, and she took great pride in her |
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| 15 | 16 | | three children, Darryl, Peter, and Anneliese; over the years, she |
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| 16 | 17 | | had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include six |
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| 17 | 18 | | grandchildren, Geneva, Peter, Colin, Miles, Eleanor, and Harper; |
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| 18 | 19 | | and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Vogel enjoyed a rewarding career at the United |
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| 20 | 21 | | States Postal Service, and she was a cofounder of Post Office Women |
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| 21 | 22 | | for Equal Rights, an organization dedicated to promoting equality |
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| 22 | 23 | | in the workplace; she was elected coordinator for the Southern |
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| 23 | 24 | | Region of POWER in 1981, and she chaired the Rank and File Advisory |
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| 24 | 25 | | Bargaining Committee, which negotiated contracts for postal |
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| 25 | 26 | | workers; she further distinguished herself as president of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Houston Area Local chapter of the American Postal Workers Union, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and she served as an officer for the national organization; among |
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| 28 | 29 | | her many achievements, she received the APWU's Crystal Flame Award; |
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| 29 | 30 | | a woman of deep faith, she was a member of the Catholic Daughters of |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Americas and St. Ambrose Catholic Church; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Admired for her generosity, strength of character, |
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| 32 | 33 | | and devotion to her family, Princella Vogel lived a caring and |
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| 33 | 34 | | purposeful life, and she leaves behind a record of service that her |
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| 34 | 35 | | loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Princella Jewel |
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| 37 | 38 | | Vogel and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing; |
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| 38 | 39 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Princella |
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| 42 | 43 | | Vogel. |
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