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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ala Loretta Hicks of Three Rivers turns 100 on |
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February 28, 2007, and she is truly deserving of special |
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recognition on this red-letter day; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Ala Loretta Samford was born in |
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Tahoka, the oldest of 13 children; she and her husband, Walter |
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Lowell Hicks, were married in 1926, in a ceremony held in Carlton, |
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and five years later, they moved to Oakville in a covered wagon and |
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lived there until moving to Three Rivers in the early 1940s; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with five children, Walter, Vernon, Curtis, |
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J. Louis, and Lindon, Mrs. Hicks enjoys the love and affection of a |
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family that has grown to now include 14 grandchildren and 20 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Ala Hicks is a talented artist and pianist whose |
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exceptional abilities also extend to horticulture and canning; |
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further, she is a notable seamstress and quilter, and many in her |
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family treasure the quilts she has made; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her loved ones, her church, and |
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her country, Ala Hicks is cherished for her caring nature, and she |
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is celebrated for a century of life well lived; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ala Loretta Hicks on the occasion |
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of 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. Hicks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |