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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Wanda Smith Center of |
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Cherokee were deeply saddened by her passing on March 3, 2021, at |
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the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 31, 1950, in San Antonio, the former |
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Wanda Smith was the daughter of TJ and Loraine Smith, and she grew |
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up in Pearsall with the companionship of her three siblings, Tommy, |
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Steve, and Leanne; as a teenager, she moved with her family to Eagle |
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Lake, and she graduated from Eagle Lake High School in 1968 before |
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going on to attend Graceland College in Iowa; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, she was joined in matrimony to Samuel |
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Center, and the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned more |
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than half a century; Ms. Center took great pride in her two |
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children, Brian and Leslie, and with the passing years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include five grandchildren, |
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Riley, who preceded her in death, Mckinley, Gracyn, Kirby, and |
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Samantha; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in her marriage, Ms. Center worked for the |
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Eagle Lake Insurance Agency and as a night dispatcher for the City |
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of Eagle Lake Police Department; in 1982, she and her husband |
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purchased the Snack Center, where she provided delicious meals to |
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members of the community for many years; in addition, she was a |
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librarian at the Eula and David Wintermann Library for five years, |
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and she ultimately retired in 2004, after a decade as a purchaser |
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with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Youth |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Ms. Center was devoted to her |
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family, and she enjoyed spending time with her husband and |
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granddaughters, traveling with friends, hunting, and fishing; she |
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was also an avid quilter and made more than 100 quilts for her loved |
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ones; a woman of strong faith, she was a valued congregant of the |
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First Baptist Church of Cherokee, where she could often be found in |
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the nursery, singing in the choir, or lending a helping hand; and |
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WHEREAS, Wanda Center lived a full and generous life, and |
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those who held her dear will forever remember her with deep |
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admiration and affection; now, 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 Wanda Smith Center |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be |
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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 Wanda |
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Center. |