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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loss of esteemed family matriarch Phyllis Carter |
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Pou Pierce on December 6, 2006, at the age of 89, left a void in the |
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lives of her large and loving family, yet her passing offers a |
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fitting opportunity to remember this fine woman and her legacy of |
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achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Illinois on July 27, 1917, Mrs. Pierce came |
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to Texas in 1937 and proudly resided in the Lone Star State for |
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nearly 70 years; for the past two decades, this doting |
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great-grandmother spent half of each year in her adopted hometown |
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of Dallas and the other six months in the Shenandoah Valley of |
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Virginia at Bryce Mountain, near the West Virginia border; and |
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WHEREAS, One of nine children, Mrs. Pierce is survived by |
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five siblings, Milburn Carter, Fae Bess, Joanne Shively, Jim |
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Carter, and Mary Lou Harshman; she was preceded in death by her |
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first husband, Major General (Ret.) Robert L. Pou, Jr., with whom |
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she shared many happy years and raised two children; after being |
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widowed, she was lucky to find love a second time, marrying Paul |
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Herbert Pierce, who would also precede her in death; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Pierce was active through her longtime |
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affiliation with Highland Park United Methodist Church; in addition |
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to taking part in weekly services and other fellowship activities, |
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this devout and dedicated Christian found grace and strength of |
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character as a member of the 2x2 Sunday School class and Circle 5, |
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enriching her life through study and discussion with her peers; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a loyal group of friends, Mrs. Pierce |
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found immense pleasure in her regular bridge games, both with her |
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Saturday night group and with her fellow card enthusiasts at |
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Lakewood Baptist Church; she also delighted in her participation in |
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the Mary K. Craig class, the Southern Methodist University Staff |
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Retirees Association, and her book club; and |
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WHEREAS, Phyllis Carter Pou Pierce enjoyed a long and happy |
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life that touched the lives of family, friends, and countless |
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others in inestimable ways, and although she has left this world for |
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the next, her indomitable spirit will endure in the hearts of those |
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who were fortunate to have known this warm and wonderful woman; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and memory of Phyllis |
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Carter Pou Pierce and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her daughter, Diane Pou Wilcox, and her husband, Don; to |
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her son, Robert L. Pou III, and his wife, Cindy; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Robert L. "Robin" Pou IV, |
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and his wife, Karen, and their children, Robert L. Pou V and Cate |
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Pou; Dana Erin Wilcox; Deren Pou Wilcox, and his wife, Laura, and |
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their daughter, Natalie Wilcox; and Lathram Carter Pou, and his |
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wife, Carmen, and their son, Luke Pou; to the family of Herb Pierce, |
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whom she cherished dearly; to her siblings, Milburn Carter, Fae |
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Bess, Joanne Shively, Jim Carter, and Mary Lou Harshman; and to the |
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other relatives and many friends of this beloved and admired woman; |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Phyllis |
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Carter Pou Pierce. |
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Goolsby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 43 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 1, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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