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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Mary Ann Brown, who passed away on December 22, 2020, at the age |
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of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Elijah Brooks and Clifford Lee |
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Waggoner, Mary Brown was born on August 12, 1939, and grew up in |
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Terrell; a graduate of Burnett High School, she enjoyed a long |
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career as a staff member at Terrell State Hospital, where she rose |
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to the position of supervisor and became an inspiring mentor to many |
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other employees; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Brown enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Robert, with whom she shared 61 years; |
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she took great pride in being a mother to her children, Yolanda, |
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Robert, and Yorey, and her stepdaughter, Wynona, and with the |
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passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to |
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include nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; in |
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addition to finding great joy in helping others, she delighted in |
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cooking, gardening, and collecting crosses; a woman of strong |
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religious conviction, she was a lifelong member of Bethlehem |
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Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Brown lived a full and generous life dedicated |
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to her family, her friends, and her faith, and she will forever hold |
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a treasured place in the hearts of all who knew and loved 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 pay tribute to the memory of Mary Ann Brown and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Robert D. Brown Sr.; to her children, Yolanda Brown Lusk |
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and her husband, Webster, Robert D. Brown Jr. and his wife, Beth, |
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and Yorey Brown Sims; to her stepdaughter, Wynona McCann; to her |
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brother, Bobby Brooks, and his wife, Minnie; to her grandchildren |
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and great-grandchildren; and to her other 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 Mary Brown. |