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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Melba Jean Ethridge is marking that |
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special milestone on November 1, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Estelle and Tennie Ham, the former |
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Melba Jean Ham was born in 1933 in a small frame house in Lynn |
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County; she learned from her parents the value of hard work, |
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honesty, and integrity, and she went on to enjoy a successful |
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47-year career as a beautician; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Edgar Eugene Ethridge, a World War II |
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veteran, on June 1, 1949, and the couple shared more than six |
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decades together, until Mr. Ethridge's passing in 2011; they raised |
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their three sons, Doyle, Eddie, and Steven, in Slaton, and with the |
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passing years, Mrs. Ethridge has delighted in becoming "Nannie" to |
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her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Melba Jean Ethridge has witnessed a panorama of |
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change over the course of nine decades, and she has met life's |
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challenges and opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the |
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deep admiration of all who are privileged to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Melba Jean Ethridge on the joyous |
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occasion of her 90th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Ethridge as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |