79S30919 CBE-D

By:  England                                                      H.R. No. 330



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Citizens of Grand Prairie are mourning the death of 
beloved local businesswoman Rebecca Eddlemon, who passed away on 
March 31, 2006, at the age of 89; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Cedar Hill, Mrs. Eddlemon 
attended Lancaster schools before meeting her husband, Oscar 
Eddlemon, on a blind date; the couple married in 1939, and in 1953, 
they moved to Grand Prairie, where they bought a drive-in grocery 
store owned by Mr. Eddlemon's brother; over the years, 
Mrs. Eddlemon shared her warmth and kindness with countless 
customers, many of whom became friends, and she was known for always 
seeing the good in people; though her sons took over the business 
some years ago, Mrs. Eddlemon continued to help out each day in the 
store, sitting on a stool near the register; and
	WHEREAS, A charter member of the Spade and Shovel Garden 
Club, Mrs. Eddlemon also served as an election judge for her 
community for more than a decade and helped initiate the city's 
first YMCA membership drive; and
	WHEREAS, She attended Inglewood Baptist Church until the 
death of her husband, when she began watching televised services, 
rather than sit in the pew without him; and
	WHEREAS, Rebecca Eddlemon was a woman of rare compassion and 
strength, and an inspiration to those who shared in the richness of 
her friendship; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Rebecca Eddlemon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her 
family: to her sons, David Eddlemon and his wife, Diane Plattner 
Eddlemon, Joe Eddlemon, and Johnny Eddlemon and his wife, Karen 
Hale Eddlemon; to her grandchildren; and to her other relatives and 
many 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 Rebecca 
Eddlemon.