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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Margaret Sears Brown of Abilene on February 12, 2007, yet |
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the memory of her full and rewarding life may offer comfort in their |
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time of loss; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of May and Arthur Sears, the former |
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Margaret Sears was a member of one of Abilene's pioneer ranching |
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families; in 1947, she married Raleigh Brown, and the pair were |
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blessed with nearly six decades of happiness together, made even |
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more fulfilling by the addition of three daughters and nine |
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grandchildren to their family; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved wife and mother was a graduate of |
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Abilene High School and The University of Texas; she was a longtime |
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congregant of St. Paul United Methodist Church and gave generously |
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of her time and talents to her hometown as a member of the Sears |
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Methodist Foundation Board, the Junior League of Abilene, Alpha |
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Delta Phi Sorority, the Cotillion Club, the Abilene Woman's Club, |
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and the Assembly Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Margaret Brown |
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will remember her wisdom and intuitiveness, as well as her love of |
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music, literature, and the West Texas countryside, but perhaps most |
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of all, they will long cherish their memories of a woman whose |
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devotion to her family, friends, and community brought joy and |
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comfort to many; now, 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 Margaret Sears Brown |
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and extend sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, |
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the Honorable Raleigh Brown; to her daughters and their husbands, |
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Nancy and Boo Jennings, Betsy and Dick Skorburg, and Julie and Mike |
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Denny; to her grandchildren, Clark and Will Jennings, Chase, Meg, |
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and Julie Skorburg, Kate and Matt Haney, and Austin and Liz Denny; |
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to her sisters, Margie Wells and Billye Barlow; to her |
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sister-in-law, Frances Mae Sears; and to her other family members |
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and many 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 Margaret |
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Sears Brown. |