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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 truly |
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cause for celebration, and Frances Ellen Wyche of Zavalla marked |
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this momentous milestone in her life on January 18, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Herman and Ila Walton in Detroit in 1921, the |
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former Fran Walton grew up in the Beaumont area with two brothers, |
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Jack and Tommy, and a sister, Mary Ann; she studied ballet and tap |
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dancing, and in 1939, she won a national baton-twirling |
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championship; while attending Baylor University during World War |
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II, she also performed around the state with her brothers at events |
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supporting the war effort; and |
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WHEREAS, She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Hiram |
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Wyche Jr., and his career in the U.S. Army Air Corps took her to |
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Okinawa, Japan, and China; over the years, she also lived in |
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Houston, where she was employed as a receptionist at NASA, and in |
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Colorado, where she managed her brother's restaurant; as her mother |
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grew older, she returned to Texas, and for a decade she worked |
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alongside her sister in public relations and memberships at the |
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Better Business Bureau; she settled in Tyler County in 1974, and |
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after joining the round dance club at the Opera House in Woodville, |
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operated by her sister, she helped out as a hostess for many |
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functions; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Colmesneil, Mrs. Wyche moved |
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to Zavalla in 2020 to stay with her son, Robin; she likes seeing the |
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horses and other animals on his farm, and she enjoys taking daily |
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half-mile walks, conversing with neighbors, gardening, reading, |
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and watching television; in addition, she delights in visits from |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and grace, Fran Wyche holds a special place in the hearts |
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of her family and friends, and she is a continuing source of |
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inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Frances Ellen Wyche on her 100th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Wyche as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |