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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With great sorrow, the family and friends of |
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longtime Del Rio resident Libbie Stool mourn the loss of this |
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committed community leader, who died in San Antonio on September 6, |
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2006, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Libbie Stool and her husband, Max, lived most of |
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their married life in Del Rio, where Mrs. Stool took an active role |
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in a number of civic activities and organizations; she was the |
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president of the Val Verde County Library Board when the new library |
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was constructed and a founding member of the Pan American Round |
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Table, a women's organization that promotes understanding among the |
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peoples of the Western Hemisphere; a caring parent, she became |
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involved in a variety of school and youth organizations, including |
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4-H and the PTA; as a member of the Val Verde Friends of the Arts, |
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she aided in the group's successful effort to purchase a new |
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Steinway grand piano for public performances; and |
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WHEREAS, With an intense interest in the events of her state |
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and nation, Mrs. Stool took part in social and political causes, |
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becoming a co-founder of a local family planning organization and |
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acting as the Val Verde County co-chair for the Texas gubernatorial |
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campaign of Ann Richards; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the National Council for Jewish Women, |
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Mrs. Stool will also be remembered for her commitment to her Jewish |
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heritage and faith; her family and friends may take further comfort |
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in the memory of her good humor and her keen intellect and in the |
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knowledge that this caring advocate for her community has left a |
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lasting legacy of passion and commitment that all may admire; 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 of Libbie Stool and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband of 59 years, Max Stool; to their children, Ethan Stool and |
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his wife, Patti, Ben L. Stool and his wife, Michele Ritter, and |
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Elizabeth Friedman and her husband, David; to her grandchildren, |
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Justin and Rebekah Stool and Samuel, Asher, Sydney, and Rachel |
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Friedman; and to her other 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Libbie |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Hartnett |
Otto |
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Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Hopson |
Puente |
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| Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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| Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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| Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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| Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 109 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 22, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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