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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Pamela |
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Brown Tarpley of Weatherford, who died on January 17, 2021, at the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Margot Clay Moseley and Winfred |
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Brannan Brown, the former Pam Brown was born on November 13, 1944, |
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in Denver, Colorado, and grew up with three siblings, Bob, Win, and |
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Joan; she married Bob Tarpley in 1963 and went on to become the |
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mother of a son, Clay; later in life, she was further blessed with |
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three grandchildren, Brittany, Scotlyn, and Bryson; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Weatherford High School, |
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Ms. Tarpley attended Weatherford College and the University of |
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North Texas; she enjoyed a long career in banking in Weatherford, |
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working at M&F Bank, First National Bank, and Texas Bank, and |
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following her retirement, she was employed with the Doss Heritage |
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and Culture Center, where she helped establish four summer history |
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camps and wrote the curricula for each camp; she was also the |
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coauthor of a book, Parker County Legends: Trail Bosses and Wild |
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Hosses, and she served as computer engineer for the Cowboy Jubilee |
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radio show; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Tarpley was active as a Girl Scout in high |
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school and college, and throughout her life, she took great pride in |
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encouraging young people, especially through her work with the |
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International Western Music Association and with such summer |
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programs as the Cowtown Opry Music Camp; she was also involved with |
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Bush Legacy Republican Women of Weatherford, the Weatherford |
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Downtown Business Alliance, and the Longhorn Council of Girl |
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Scouting, among other organizations; a woman of strong religious |
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faith, she attended the Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving mother and grandmother and an engaged |
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member of her community, Pam Tarpley enriched the lives of |
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countless people with her warmth, kindness, and generosity; 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 pay tribute to the memory of Pamela Brown |
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Tarpley and extend heartfelt sympathy to her relatives and many |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pamela |
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Brown Tarpley. |