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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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Stool. |