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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Ollie Pearl Chandler of Amarillo on |
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April 12, 2021, at the age of 80, has deeply saddened her loving |
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family and the many other individuals whose lives she touched; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Denver City, Texas, Ollie Chandler was |
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born on December 12, 1940, to Marion Allen Linn and Billie Idabel |
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Mayben, and she grew up with the companionship of three siblings, |
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Kay, Marian, and Art; while in high school, she met the love of her |
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life, Winston Chandler, with whom she went on to share nearly 63 |
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years of marriage; the couple devotedly raised three children, |
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Winston, Wesley, and Tonya; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1968 to 1995, Mrs. Chandler and her husband |
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worked for Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch, a residential community for |
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at-risk children and teenagers located northwest of Amarillo; |
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naturally caring and nurturing, Mrs. Chandler became a mother |
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figure to many of the boys she supervised in those 27 years; after |
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leaving Boy's Ranch, she continued her work with children as a |
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teacher's assistant in a special needs classroom in the Claude |
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Independent School District until her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Chandler's cherished family grew to include |
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six grandchildren, Heather, Colby, Colin, Kacy, Hunter, and Ethan, |
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and six great-grandchildren, Bentley, Paxton, Rylen, Adalae, |
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Hattie Pearl, and Boone; her talents as a cook were greatly |
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appreciated by her loved ones, who especially enjoyed her famous |
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fried chicken, and she always delighted in entertaining and hosting |
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large gatherings; deeply devoted to her faith, she was a member of |
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Paramount Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Ollie Chandler was a blessing in the lives of |
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countless people during her journey on this earth, and those who |
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were privileged to share in the love and friendship of this gracious |
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woman will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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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 Ollie Pearl |
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Chandler and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Winston Chandler; to her children, Paul Chandler |
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and his wife, Holly, Wesley Chandler and his wife, Linda, and Tonya |
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Cox; to her grandchildren, Heather Blancet and her husband, Brice, |
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Colby Chandler and his wife, Kaysee, Colin Chandler and his wife, |
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Kelsey, Kacy Chandler, Hunter Cox and his wife, Kathleen, and Ethan |
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Chandler and his wife, Suzie; to her great-grandchildren, Bentley, |
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Paxton, Rylen, Adalae, Hattie Pearl, and Boone; to her nieces and |
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nephews; and to her other relatives and 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 Ollie |
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Chandler. |