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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Cynthia Kincannon Merritt of Allen, who died on August |
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8, 2020, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Kincannon was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, |
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on August 15, 1937, to Dewey and Vera Kincannon, and she graduated |
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from Enid High School in 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1954, she married Richard Merritt, and the couple |
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shared a loving relationship that spanned 65 years, until his |
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death; they were the parents of four children, and their family |
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eventually grew to include many grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Merritt followed her husband to San Diego as he |
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served in the U.S. Navy and, after his discharge, to Norman, |
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Oklahoma; during his 13 years with Texas Instruments, the family |
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lived in Dallas, Austin, and Houston; working for several different |
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employers and sometimes for themselves, they went on to live again |
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in Dallas, and in Plano, Flower Mound, and Two Rivers, Wisconsin, |
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before retiring to Lucas, Texas; Mrs. Merritt enjoyed traveling |
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with her husband following their retirement, and she loved reading |
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to her grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong religious conviction, |
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Mrs. Merritt was active in her local church wherever she lived; in |
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Plano, she was the financial secretary of Central Baptist Church, |
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and at Berean Baptist Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, she taught a |
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class for girls and served in the outreach ministry; in Lucas, she |
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was active with First Baptist Church of Fairview; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Merritt lived a rich and purposeful life |
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dedicated to her family and her faith, and she enriched the lives of |
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all those who knew and loved her; 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 Cynthia Kincannon |
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Merritt and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Cynthia Bagley and her husband, Randy, Brian |
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Merritt, Lori Merritt, and Keith Merritt and his wife, Carole |
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Caver; to her grandchildren, Angela and Rob, Rachel and Luke, Amber |
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and John, Jonathan and Jessica, Andrew, Elisa and Adam, and |
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Courtney; to her great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Tony, Megan and |
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Jack, Linda and Eva May, Caleb and Bailey, and Annie Mae and Austin; |
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to her sister, Sharon Parker, and her husband, Allen; and to her |
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many 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 Cynthia |
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Merritt. |