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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 406
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Mary Lee Feitsam Najvar, a beloved Texan and Shiner |
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resident, who earned the distinction of becoming the youngest |
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licensed mortician in the State of Texas when she was 21 years |
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old; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 10, 1924, Mary Lee Feitsam grew |
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up in Weimar, Texas; she moved to Shiner with her family, and her |
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mother purchased the Shiner Gazette newspaper; she graduated |
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with honors from Saint Ludmila's Academy in Shiner, and she |
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studied at Incarnate Word College in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, She went on to study at the Landig College of |
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Mortuary Science in Houston, and she completed two years of |
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apprenticeship with the Charles Hanavan Funeral Parlor in San |
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Antonio; she earned a perfect score on her final tests, and at the |
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age of 21, she passed the Texas State Board of Embalmers exam and |
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became the youngest person in the state to earn a mortician's |
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license; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious and accomplished lady has been |
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blessed with a rewarding life full of memorable experiences, and |
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she has been privileged to witness historic events that many |
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people only read about in history books; she is now 97 years old, |
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and there is much to be learned from the wisdom she has gained |
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over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, She is indeed deserving of special recognition |
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for a life well lived and for her notable achievement of becoming |
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the state's youngest licensed mortician; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Mary Lee Feitsam Najvar as a cherished |
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member of her family and community and a treasured citizen of the |
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Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 13, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |