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78R3832 JH-D

By:  Pitts                                                        H.R. No. 103



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Shirley Anne Smith of Waxahachie on 
January 21, 2003, has greatly saddened the family and many friends 
of this beloved Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Born on July 21, 1941, Mrs. Smith was the cherished 
wife of James A. Smith and the mother of two adoring sons; and
	WHEREAS, She had retired from her position as a senior 
administrative assistant from the Texas Department of 
Transportation in Ellis County and was active with the women's 
ministry at Ferris Avenue Baptist Church, where she had been a 
member for nearly three decades; and
	WHEREAS, Shirley Smith was a devoted wife and mother, 
neighbor, and friend, and while she will be greatly missed, her 
memory will live on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose 
lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Shirley Anne Smith and 
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 
husband, James A. Smith; to her sons and daughters-in-law, Jimmy 
Dan and Linda Smith and Ricky and Jill Smith; to her sister, 
Pauletta Palasota Cohn; to her four grandchildren, Shelby Lynne, 
Tyler James, Brady Daniel, and Lindsey Peyton; to her god-daughter, 
Anna Clare Cohn; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Shirley 
Anne Smith.