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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The memory of Linda Anne Hoffman of Plano, who |
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passed away on July 17, 2022, at the age of 79, is being honored at |
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the Carrollton Women's Club Spring Luncheon on April 13, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest child of John and Pauline O'Grady, |
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Linda Hoffman was born in Billings, Oklahoma, on July 19, 1942, and |
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she grew up with the companionship of six siblings, Margaret, Pat, |
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Olivia, Eddie, Bert, and Gerald; she went on to marry the love of |
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her life, Leon Hoffman, and together they made their home in such |
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cities as Dallas, Houston, and Austin, before settling in |
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Carrollton, where they spent more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hoffman enjoyed a rewarding career working as a |
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secretary in various school districts throughout the State of |
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Texas, and she eventually retired from the Dallas College |
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Brookhaven Campus; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, Mrs. Hoffman was a longtime |
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member of the Carrollton Women's Club, a service-oriented |
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organization that benefits the community by raising money for local |
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charities and for scholarships for area high school girls; over the |
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course of her 24-year membership with the club, she served in |
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numerous leadership roles, including as president, |
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parliamentarian, recording secretary, and corresponding secretary; |
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several years before her passing, she became a resident of the |
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Conservatory At Plano, where she served as an ambassador and on the |
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resident council; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved woman was a devoted mother to her two |
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children, Gary and Sheri, and through the years, she had the |
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pleasure of welcoming into her family four grandchildren, Ryan, |
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Alyssa, Jacob, and Maggie, as well as a great-granddaughter, Hazel; |
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in her leisure time, she enjoyed reading, quilting, solving |
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crossword puzzles, and playing games with her grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family and her community, |
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Linda Hoffman made a meaningful difference in the lives of her loved |
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ones and fellow citizens alike, and her contributions will be |
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fondly remembered 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 life of Linda Anne Hoffman and |
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honor her longtime service to the Carrollton Women's Club; and, be |
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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 Linda |
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Hoffman. |
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Thimesch |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1064 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 20, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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