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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kimble County lost an esteemed civic leader with the |
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passing of Frederica Charlotte Burt Wyatt on October 31, 2021, at |
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the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of John Matt Burt Jr. and Bessie Lee |
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Allsup Burt, the former Frederica Burt was born on a ranch near |
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Telegraph in Kimble County on July 2, 1930, and grew up with four |
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siblings, Andrew, Fane, Britton, and Margaret; she graduated from |
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the Institute of Municipal Clerks at the University of North Texas |
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and became a registered professional assessor and a member of the |
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Board of Tax Professional Examiners; devoted to her family, she |
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shared a fulfilling marriage with her husband, Chevis R. Wyatt, |
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until his passing, and she was the proud mother of a daughter, |
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Charlotte; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wyatt began her career as secretary-bookkeeper |
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for the City of Junction; she was promoted to city secretary and |
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went on to become the city's first female mayor; following one term, |
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she returned to her job as city secretary; she further benefited her |
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community in a host of other leadership roles, including president |
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of the Junction Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the American |
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Legion Auxiliary No. 237, and the Hill Country City Secretaries |
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Association; the first woman to join the Junction Rotary Club, she |
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became its first female president, and she was named a Paul Harris |
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Fellow; moreover, she was very involved in bicentennial and |
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sesquicentennial celebrations; among other numerous accolades, she |
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was named the 1967 Mrs. Citizen, the 1985 Kimble County Citizen of |
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the Year, and the 1987 Texas City Secretary of the Year, and the |
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city designated July 16, 1994, as "Frederica Wyatt Day"; and |
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WHEREAS, When she retired after 39 years of public service, |
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Mrs. Wyatt dedicated herself to researching the community's |
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history and family genealogy; she was chair of the Kimble County |
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Historical Commission and drafted the text for every historical |
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marker in the county; in addition, she worked at the museum, oversaw |
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the Junction City Cemetery, volunteered with the Cemetery Aid |
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Society, and was a regent for the Daughters of the American |
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Revolution; a talented writer, she completed a chronicle of local |
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cemeteries and coauthored the book Coke R. Stevenson: A Texas |
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Legend; she also wrote a weekly column, Meanderings, for the |
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Junction Eagle and contributed to other newspapers and magazines as |
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well; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her family and her community, |
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Frederica Wyatt made a meaningful difference in the lives of her |
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loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and her contributions will be |
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remembered and admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frederica Charlotte |
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Burt Wyatt and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her |
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passing; 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 Frederica |
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Wyatt. |