R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Ella Mae "Pat" Garrett on September

 1-2     9, 1996, at the age of 74, has brought a great loss to the many

 1-3     friends and relatives of this esteemed Texan; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A retired nurse, Mrs. Garrett was a longtime

 1-5     resident of the Orange area who served her many friends and

 1-6     neighbors as a member of several civic and religious organizations;

 1-7     and

 1-8           WHEREAS, She drew on her personal experience to benefit

 1-9     countless others as an involved volunteer with the Orange County

1-10     Association for Retarded Children, and through her service as a

1-11     board member and as president of that organization she provided

1-12     crucial leadership during the association's formative years; and

1-13           WHEREAS, This distinguished woman was also active in the

1-14     Orange Pilot Club and served one year as the group's state

1-15     president; throughout all her endeavors, she was sustained by a

1-16     deep religious faith as a member of St. John's United Methodist

1-17     Church, and she gave generously of her time and talents to the

1-18     Christian Woman's Club; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Pat Garrett's remarkable contributions to the

1-20     quality of life in  her community will continue to have a profound

1-21     effect on the residents of the Orange area for years to come, and

1-22     her unique spirit will surely live on in the hearts and minds of

1-23     the many people whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it

1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-1     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ella Mae "Pat"

 2-2     Garrett and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:

 2-3     to her beloved husband, G. L. "Red" Garrett; to her daughter, Beth

 2-4     Rach; to her sons and daughters-in-law, Dalton and Dot Murphy,

 2-5     Jackie and Toshi Garrett, and Mike and Sandra Garrett; to her

 2-6     sisters, Nell Morgan and Voncile Blake; to her grandchildren,

 2-7     great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchild; and to her  many

 2-8     other friends and relatives; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas

2-11     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

2-12     Ella Mae  "Pat" Garrett.

                                                             Lewis of Orange

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 15 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on January 27, 1997.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House