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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives joins the |
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citizens of Eastland in mourning the loss of Patsy Marie White |
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Alexander, an eighth-generation Texan and pearl of her family's |
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eye, who died on February 3, 2007, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 15, 1944, in Eastland, Patsy |
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Alexander became a registered nurse in 1968 after attending the |
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Saint Paul School of Nursing Daughters of Charity and the |
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University of Dallas; she then became a certified registered nurse |
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anesthetist in 1970 upon graduation from the Baylor University |
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School of Anesthesia in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Charles Preston Chick in 1963; they were |
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married for 11 years and settled in Eastland, where she began her |
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career with Eastland Memorial Hospital and other area hospitals; it |
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was during this period in her life that she became a mother, a role |
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in which she excelled; she was blessed with the birth of her |
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daughter, Lisa Gail Chick, on August 11, 1970, and the birth of her |
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son, Craig Preston Chick, on January 3, 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated nurse, this caring professional never |
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stopped learning; she was a member of the Texas Association of Nurse |
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Anesthetists and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, |
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and she was certified in advanced cardiac life support, pediatric |
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advanced life support, and neonatal resuscitation; and |
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WHEREAS, On July 5, 1975, she married Dr. Billy Bob |
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Alexander, whom she referred to as the love of her life and the |
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light of her day; together they tended to the medical needs of many |
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Eastland residents for nearly 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs as well, Mrs. Alexander |
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served 4-1/2 terms as a commissioner for the City of Eastland, |
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during which she played a major role in the renovation of the |
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downtown square and the historic Connellee Hotel; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Alexander was a devout Christian who practiced |
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her faith in her daily life; she was a member of the First Christian |
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Church Disciples of Christ in Eastland, where she participated in |
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many volunteer opportunities, from serving on the church board to |
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leading the Family Life Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave generously to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and valued |
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counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, Patsy Alexander was the matriarch of her family; her |
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goal in life was to make all things better, even when being the |
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family's rock was most difficult; and |
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WHEREAS, Pitty Pat, as Patsy was affectionately referred to |
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by her family, was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and her |
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family and friends will continue to live with the cherished |
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memories of her life and her many accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Patsy Marie White Alexander: to her beloved husband, |
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Dr. Billy Bob Alexander; to her children, Lisa Chick, Craig Chick, |
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Kay Hunt, Robin Harvey, Terry Alexander, and Jodi Madden; to her |
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siblings, Odie White, Thomas White, Barbara Burns, and Sue |
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Williamson; and to her eight grandchildren and four |
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great-grandchildren; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Patsy |
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Marie White Alexander. |