| 5 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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| 6 | 8 | | those saddened by the passing of Patricia Rose Manning of Alpine |
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| 7 | 9 | | on September 8, 2024, at the age of 72; and |
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| 8 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Patty Manning was born to William Francis Manning |
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| 9 | 11 | | III and Lillie Frances Drain Manning in Dallas on February 9, |
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| 10 | 12 | | 1952, and she grew up with the companionship of two brothers, |
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| 11 | 13 | | Michael and Robert; in 1975, she graduated with a bachelor's |
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| 12 | 14 | | degree from Baylor University and went on to earn her master's |
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| 13 | 15 | | degree from North Texas State University seven years later; after |
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| 14 | 16 | | settling in Dallas, she established a lawn business, |
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| 15 | 17 | | Yardwork/Artwork; and |
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| 16 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the early 1990s, Ms. Manning undertook |
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| 17 | 19 | | graduate studies at Sul Ross State University, earning a master's |
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| 18 | 20 | | degree in biology; she then began a tenure with SRSU that spanned |
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| 19 | 21 | | nearly two decades, overseeing the campus's experimental growing |
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| 20 | 22 | | plots, greenhouses, and vineyard; upon her retirement, she and |
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| 21 | 23 | | her partner, Cyndi Wimberly, started a native plant nursery, Twin |
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| 22 | 24 | | Sisters Natives, where she pursued her talents in native plant |
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| 23 | 25 | | propagation; in addition, she began work as a field botanist, |
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| 24 | 26 | | focusing on the Southwest desert; and |
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| 25 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Patty |
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| 26 | 28 | | Manning will remember the way she touched their lives with her |
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| 27 | 29 | | warmth, kindness, and humor, and she will forever hold a |
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| 28 | 30 | | treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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| 30 | | - | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patricia Rose |
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| 31 | | - | Manning and extend deepest condolences to the members of her |
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| 32 | | - | family: to her partner and spouse of 30 years, Cyndi Wimberly; to |
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| 33 | | - | her children, Marley Kim Boyd Jr. and his wife, Tiffany |
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| 34 | | - | Flores-Boyd, Mary Shannon Boyd Mois, and Jonathan Matthew Boyd |
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| 35 | | - | and his wife, Dana Falconberry; to her granddaughters, Alex Kate |
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| 36 | | - | Flores and Addison Flores-Boyd; to her brother, Robert Manning, |
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| 37 | | - | and his husband, Jason Hodges; and to her many other relatives |
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| 38 | | - | and friends; and, be it further |
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| 31 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 32 | + | hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patricia Rose Manning and |
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| 33 | + | extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 34 | + | partner and spouse of 30 years, Cyndi Wimberly; to her children, |
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| 35 | + | Marley Kim Boyd Jr. and his wife, Tiffany Flores-Boyd, Mary |
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| 36 | + | Shannon Boyd Mois, and Jonathan Matthew Boyd and his wife, Dana |
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| 37 | + | Falconberry; to her granddaughters, Alex Kate Flores and Addison |
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| 38 | + | Flores-Boyd; to her brother, Robert Manning, and his husband, |
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| 39 | + | Jason Hodges; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 40 | + | be it further |
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