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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and joy |
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of Helen Trahan Sharpe, who passed away on April 18, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on September 21, 1912, Helen Sharpe was raised |
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in Vinton, Louisiana; recognized for her intelligence, she was |
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allowed to skip several grades and graduated at the top of her high |
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school class; she attended nursing school at St. Joseph's Infirmary |
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and was a very active member of the student body, editing the |
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yearbook, playing lead roles in plays, and serving as class poet; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Sharpe completed her nursing degree and began |
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her professional career at St. Joseph's Hospital, taking great |
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satisfaction in the high-pressure responsibilities of the |
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emergency room; she later worked for Shell Oil Company and met her |
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husband, Clarence Sharpe, there; the couple lovingly raised three |
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children and spent more than 50 years together before Mr. Sharpe |
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passed away in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, A vibrant woman, Mrs. Sharpe enjoyed bridge, music, |
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and dancing; she and Mr. Sharpe were well traveled and had visited |
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most of the continents and had been to Hong Kong 13 times over the |
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years; she was a devout Catholic, and her involvement in her parish |
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provided her with a great source of strength and hope; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in the highest regard by all who knew her, Mrs. |
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Sharpe brought a generosity of spirit to her work as a nurse and to |
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her activities as a wife and mother, and she built a life that was |
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remarkably rich in adventure, love, and enjoyable experiences; 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 Helen Trahan Sharpe |
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and offer condolences to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Anne, Patrick and his wife, Joanie, and Tim and his wife, Pat; to |
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her grandchildren, Rush, Natalie, and Kelly; and to her other |
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relatives and 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 Helen |
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Sharpe. |