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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Mary Adele Oden of Kilgore on August 21, 2023, at the age |
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of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Oden was born to Earnest and Yvonne Stoufflet |
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Eaves on February 7, 1940, in Houma, Louisiana, and she was raised |
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on her family's dairy farm in Greenwood, Louisiana, with her |
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brother, Earnest; an alumna of Louisiana Tech University, she later |
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returned to school, earning a bachelor's degree in biology from The |
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University of Texas at Tyler and a graduate degree in physics and |
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biology from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Oden enjoyed a 22-year career as a medical |
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technician and went on to work as a science teacher in Kilgore for |
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nearly two and a half decades; active in her community, she served |
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as a director of the Cross Roads Special Utility District, and she |
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was a hospice volunteer and a Sunday school teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Ms. Oden shared a |
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rewarding marriage with her husband, Donnie Oden, that spanned 44 |
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years before his passing; she took great pride in their two |
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children, Vonn and Matt, and through the years, she was further |
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blessed with two grandchildren, Ryan and Madison, and a |
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great-grandson, Cole; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed collecting |
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coins and stamps, and some of her favorite memories were of her |
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trips to Europe with her daughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time |
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will never diminish the joy and love that Mary Oden brought into the |
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lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Adele Oden |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family and friends; and, be it |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Mary Oden. |