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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments may comfort the family and friends of |
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Nancy Francis McMinn of Houston, who passed away on January 9, 2007; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 11, 1930, in Austin, the former Nancy |
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Francis graduated from Austin High School in 1948 and went on to |
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attend Ward-Belmont College in Nashville, where she met William A. |
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McMinn, Jr., a student at Vanderbilt University; the couple were |
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married on August 30, 1951, and shared a loving union that spanned |
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55 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McMinn was a devoted wife and mother who took |
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great pride in providing a nurturing home for her family; blessed |
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with four children, she was also a beloved grandmother and |
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great-grandmother; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to building a rich homelife, this caring |
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woman gave generously of her time to benefit others, and through the |
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years she shared countless hours as a dedicated volunteer and |
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supporter of The Brookwood Community in Brookshire; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of grace and compassion, Nancy McMinn made a |
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positive difference in the lives of many, and though she will be |
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deeply missed, she leaves behind a legacy to treasure for those who |
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held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life of Nancy Francis McMinn and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, William A. McMinn, Jr.; to her children, William A. McMinn |
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III and his wife, Marie, Mary M. Ogden, Nancy M. Beasley and her |
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husband, Stephen, and Patricia C. McMinn; to her grandchildren, |
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Michael McMinn, Christina Snyder, Tommy Ogden, and Brad and Kate |
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Beasley; to her great-granddaughter, Sophia Snyder; to her sisters, |
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Patricia Hodges and JoAnn Ballentine and her husband, Bunk; and to |
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her other relatives and 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nancy |
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Francis McMinn. |