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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Ruth Ora Haley McAfee of Fort Worth is |
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marking that special milestone on October 21, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Charles and Louella Haley, the |
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former Ruth Haley was born at home in Franklin in 1921; she married |
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Ray F. McAfee Sr., and they became the proud parents of three |
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children; over the years, she has had the pleasure of seeing her |
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family grow to include 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, |
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and 11 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McAfee devoted herself to her home while |
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supporting her husband during his service in the U.S. Army, and the |
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family eventually settled in Fort Worth; she instilled in her |
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children the importance of education, and she has been a steadfast |
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source of encouragement for each of her loved ones in all of their |
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endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. McAfee is a longtime |
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congregant of Baker Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, |
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where she has generously volunteered as a decorator, stewardess, |
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class leader, and deaconess; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth McAfee has witnessed a panorama of change over |
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the course of a century, and she has met life's challenges and |
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opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the admiration of all |
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who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ruth Ora Haley |
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McAfee on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. McAfee as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Collier |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 248 was adopted by the House on |
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October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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