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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Madison Hope Nation of Paris, whose bright smile |
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touched the hearts of countless people, passed away on March 13, |
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2007, at the age of five; and |
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WHEREAS, Born a twin on June 27, 2001, to Randy and Diane |
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Nation, Maddie was faced with numerous obstacles that would |
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challenge her journey, though they could not diminish her spirit; |
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she was a beloved student at ABC Learning Center, and she enjoyed |
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attending Mother's Day Out, speech therapy classes, and Calvary |
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United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Cherub Choir; |
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moreover, she was a budding ballerina at Ms. DeeDee Gifford's Paris |
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Academy of Dance and a member of the Cubs T-ball team; and |
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WHEREAS, Maddie could often be found donning elaborate |
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dress-up outfits and playing with her dolls, and she never tired of |
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assuming the role of princess; other favorite pastimes included |
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swimming, playing golf with her pink golf ball, and spending the |
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night with her Memaw and her Grandma; and |
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WHEREAS, Adored by those who were privileged to share in her |
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time on this earth, this precious little girl won the affection of |
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many with her sweet and winning ways; though her life ended far too |
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soon, she leaves behind an enduring legacy of love that will never |
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be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Madison Hope Nation and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her parents, Randy |
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and Diane Sledd Nation; to her twin brother, Zachary Nation; to her |
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other siblings, Chase and Jessica Nation; to her grandmother, |
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EuVonna Sledd; to her grandparents, N. B. and Pat Nation; to her |
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aunts and uncles, Rick and Jan Nation and Derald and Monica Sledd; |
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to her great-grandmothers, Rozena Looney and Marjorie Sledd; to her |
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cousins, Amanda, Laura, and Sarah; and to her other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Madison Hope Nation. |