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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Patricia Ann Best of Houston, who passed away on May 1, |
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2007, at the age of 51; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Pennsylvania on August 14, 1955, to Alfred |
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and Catherine Bachert, the former Patricia Bachert married Bruce |
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Best in 1980, and together they lovingly raised two children, |
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Lauren and Garrett; a devoted mother, Ms. Best worked to ensure |
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that her children had every opportunity to reach their full |
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potential; and |
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WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Ms. Best was an active member of |
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Kinsman Lutheran Church, and she participated in the Thursday |
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Morning Women's Bible Study Group; a skilled tennis player, she had |
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a fiercely competitive spirit, and in 1995 she and her team won the |
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Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association City Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Best dedicated much of her time and talents to |
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raising money to fight breast cancer; she participated in the Susan |
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G. Komen Race for the Cure and was a member of the Pink Honor Roll as |
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one of the top 100 individual fund-raisers in 2004 and one of the |
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top 25 fund-raisers in the past two years; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her life ended far too soon, those who were |
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privileged to share in the love and friendship of Patricia Best will |
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remember her strength, generosity, and positive spirit, and she |
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will forever occupy a treasured place in their hearts; now, |
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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 Patricia Ann Best and |
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offer condolences to the members of her family: to her husband of 27 |
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years, Bruce G. Best; to her children, Lauren and Garrett Best; to |
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her father, Alfred Bachert; to her siblings, Kathleen Stephen, |
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Linda Bachert, Alfred Bachert, Jr., and his wife, Christin, John |
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Bachert, and James Bachert and his wife, Cindy; to her in-laws, |
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George Best, Sandra and Anthony Baran, and Gary and Barbara Best; |
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and to her other 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 Patricia |
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Best. |