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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Emma Louise Stengel Bean died on May 16, 2007, |
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leaving her circle of family and friends to cherish their many |
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treasured memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mason on July 18, 1913, the former "Dixie" |
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Stengel came from a pioneer ranching family; she graduated from |
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Menard High School in 1930 and attended Texas Woman's University in |
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Denton and The University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in |
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music; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to Menard, she married Rodgers |
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Maxwell "Jelly" Bean on June 6, 1935; they enjoyed nearly 40 years |
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together, until his death in 1973, and they were blessed with three |
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children; and |
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WHEREAS, A vital woman full of energy, Dixie Bean managed the |
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family's commercial real estate business for 32 years after Mr. |
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Bean's death; in her leisure time, she loved traveling around the |
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world and playing bridge with friends; a gifted musician, she |
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played the piano and organ for more than 70 years at First United |
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Methodist Church and also taught piano; in addition, Mrs. Bean was a |
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member of the Excelsior Study Club and a charter member of the |
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Menard Country Club; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and caring mother and grandmother, |
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Dixie Bean touched the lives of countless individuals during her 93 |
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years, and she will be deeply missed; 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 Emma Louise Stengel Bean and offer |
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condolences to the members of her family: to her children, Gwen |
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Swindall and her husband, Banner, George Bean, and Robert Bean and |
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his wife, Nancy; to her grandchildren, John Hofmann and his wife, |
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Shannon, Suzanne Erickson and her husband, Stephen, Jordan Bean and |
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his wife, Adrian, Lauren Bean, and Craig Bean; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Grant, Emma Jane, and Rhett Hofmann, John and |
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David Erickson, and Preston Bean; to her sister, Grace Thompson, |
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and her sister-in-law, Mary "Tootsie" Stengel; and to her other |
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relatives and 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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Dixie Bean. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 267 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 23, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 267 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 24, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |