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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The community of Bastrop was deeply saddened by the |
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loss of lifelong resident Nancy Lee Sanders, who passed away on |
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March 11, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, A sixth generation Texan, Mrs. Sanders was born in |
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1926 to Johnny and Lillian Dawson Waugh; as a young girl, she and |
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her brother, Billy, worked at the Tower Theater, known to the locals |
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as "the picture show," where she ran the ticket booth and he |
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operated the projector; and |
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WHEREAS, She graduated from Bastrop High School in 1943 and |
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on June 10, 1947, she married A. A. "Sugar" Sanders, with whom she |
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shared 52 wonderful years before his passing; the couple owned and |
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operated a number of local businesses through the years, including |
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convenience stores and restaurants, which Mrs. Sanders would open |
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at dawn to serve the ranchers their first cups of coffee and Mr. |
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Sanders would close after the last patrons had finished their |
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dinner; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Sanders was also a familiar face around town as |
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the beloved owner of Nancy's Card and Gift Store, a business that |
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has served Bastrop residents for nearly 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In her leisure time, she was active in St. |
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Margaret's Guild of Calvary Episcopal Church, the Bastrop Harmony |
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Club, the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, and the Downtown Merchants |
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Association and was a proud "Yellow Dog" Democrat; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother of five, Mrs. Sanders |
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instilled in her children a strong work ethic, Christian values, |
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respect for education, and compassion for others; known for her |
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sense of humor, she enjoyed reading, dancing, and good music; and |
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WHEREAS, Having played a significant role in the lives of her |
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fellow Bastrop residents for more than eight decades, this |
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distinguished Texan has become a treasured part of the town's |
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heritage, and she will not soon be forgotten; 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 Nancy Lee Sanders and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Suzanne Sanders, Ed Sanders and his wife, Jane, Johnny |
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Sanders and his wife, Shawnda, Cynthia Cannon, and Michele Sanders; |
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to her grandchildren, Tracy Sanders Orozco, Darron Sanders, Lindsay |
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Sanders, Connley Cannon, and Morgan Sanders; to her great-grandson, |
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C. J. Cannon; to her brother, Billy D. Waugh; and to her other |
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relatives 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 Nancy Lee |
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Sanders. |
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Cook of Colorado |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1536 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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