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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ernestine Lawson is celebrating her 100th birthday |
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on December 23, 2023, and this occasion provides a welcome |
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opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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affection they hold for her; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Charlie and Mattie Price, the former |
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Ernestine Price was born in Winona, Texas, near Tyler, in 1923; she |
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grew up as the fifth of six siblings in her close-knit family; after |
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attending elementary and junior high school in Dawson, she went on |
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to graduate from high school in Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Charles Lawson, and |
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they were blessed with five children; Mrs. Lawson devoted herself |
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to their upbringing until the youngest graduated from high school; |
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subsequently, she continued her own education, earning a medical |
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certificate from St. Philip's College; she went on to care for |
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patients at Baptist Hospital for 27 years; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and woman of faith, Mrs. Lawson |
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was very involved in her community and her church; she set an |
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example of grace and fortitude in her victory over lung cancer at |
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the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lawson continued to attend exercise and dance |
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classes well into her nineties, and she remains vibrant and active; |
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her fine family has grown to include six generations, who fondly |
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call her "Madea"; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and determination, Ernestine Lawson holds a special place |
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in the hearts of her friends and loved ones, and she is an enduring |
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source of inspiration to all who are fortunate enough to know her; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Ernestine |
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Lawson on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Lawson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |