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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosie Lee Rand of Houston turns 100 on February 10, |
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2007, and she is observing this momentous birthday at a special |
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event being held in her honor at the Holy Bible Way Church in |
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Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1907 to Will and Fannie Shepard, the young |
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Rosie Shepard grew up in Jefferson; she married Frank Lee, and they |
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had a son, Freddy; following her first husband's death, she fell in |
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love with and married Clyde E. Rand, and the couple shared nearly a |
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half-century of marriage before his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rand is a talented seamstress who is known for |
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the hats, as well as the clothes, that she has made; she also worked |
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for many years for the National Bank of Commerce in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, The 100th year of an individual's life marks an |
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extraordinary milestone, and a century of achievement and wonderful |
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memories is indeed cause for celebration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosie Lee Rand on the occasion of |
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her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness and good fortune; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rand as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |