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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Florence in mourning the loss of Willie Fae Atkinson, |
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who died July 2, 2021, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, A Williamson County native, Willie Fae Reagor was |
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born in her family's home on January 30, 1926; she began her |
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education in Andice, Texas, and then transferred to Florence |
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schools when the Andice School House closed; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 25, 1945, Willie Fae married her lifelong |
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love, Tom Atkinson; his military career took them to Rhode Island |
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and Pennsylvania, and at the end of World War II, they relocated |
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to College Station, where Tom attended Texas A&M University and |
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Willie Fae worked as a telephone switchboard operator for Bryan |
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Field; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon Tom's graduation, the couple settled near |
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Florence and began raising livestock; they were blessed with four |
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children, and their 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren |
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enriched her life immeasurably; and |
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WHEREAS, Willie Fae took great joy in serving as a steward |
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of her cherished community; she was the first female to serve on |
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the Florence Independent School Board as a write-in candidate, |
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and she served in numerous leadership positions during her 70 |
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years as a congregant of the Florence Methodist Church; she |
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served as a Girl Scout leader and held several offices with the |
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Home Demonstration Club, and she was a delegate to the State Farm |
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Bureau Convention; and |
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WHEREAS, she was a woman of many talents, and she passed on |
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her masterful skill as a seamstress to her daughters and |
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granddaughters; she touched the lives of many through her loving |
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spirit, and she enjoyed sharing the beautiful flowers and |
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vegetables from her gardens with her family and friends; she was |
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a treasured citizen, and she will long be remembered with respect |
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and admiration by all who were privileged to share in her life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Willie Fae Atkinson; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Willie Fae Atkinson. |