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                                                                  H.R. No. 2279



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A loving family and good friends celebrate the life 
of Jewel Hawthorne Winder of Caro, who departed this earth on May 
23, 2005, at the age of 98; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of her rich and rewarding life, Mrs. 
Winder experienced many singular events, including traveling 
across Texas with her family in a covered wagon, picking cotton from 
farm to farm; she adored the beauty of the Lone Star State, and 
especially her hometown in Caro, where she and her beloved husband, 
Press Winder, built a life together; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Winder placed a high priority on family, and 
she raised five children with tenderness, insight, and wisdom; a 
talented seamstress, she was employed with Mize Factory for many 
years and later did alterations for Mize Department Store, retiring 
at the age of 89; and
	WHEREAS, This devoted matriarch continued to impress others 
with her tenacity and verve, and she enjoyed growing flowers, 
playing dominos, and reading the morning paper; adored in her 
community, she was a faithful congregant of Mahl Baptist Church and 
a valued friend to many; and
	WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to know Jewel Winder were 
inspired by her kindness and her ability to reach out to others, and 
she will long be remembered in the hearts of the many people whose 
lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Jewel Hawthorne Winder and extend deepest 
sympathy to her family: to her children, Mavis Clifton, Bob Winder 
and his wife, Myra, Rho Winder and his wife, Jausell, John Winder 
and his wife, Linda, and Sue Sanders; to her grandchildren, Mark 
Clifton, Teri Dyer and her husband, Johnny, Monique Harrison, Steve 
Winder, Gwen Ellis, Missy Hardy, Doug Sanders, and David Winder and 
his wife, Renee; to her great-grandchildren, Clint, Christopher, 
Casey, and Chad Clifton, Misti Creamer and her husband, Josh, 
Wesley Dyer, Ashli Norris and her husband, Jeff, Adrianne Murphy 
and her husband, Gary Don, Beth Baker and her husband, Cody, 
Nicholas Winder, Cassie Ellis, Michael Ellis, Jordan Sanders, and 
Colton, Mason, and Haylee Hardy; to her great-great-grandson, Jake 
Creamer; to her brother, Sonny Hawthorne; to her sister, Dorothy 
Newman; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jewel 
Hawthorne Winder.

                                                                          Bonnen


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 2279 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House