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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1121
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to Irma Hicks on the grand occasion of her 100th birthday |
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on June 25, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Irma was born in Lowell, Arkansas, on June 25, 1907; |
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her father was a contractor, and the family moved several times in |
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northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma; she was the youngest of |
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eight children, and although the family had hard times, she grew up |
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in a loving home; and |
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WHEREAS, Her family moved to Rogers, Arkansas, and Irma |
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worked for Southwestern Bell and cared for her aging parents |
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until their deaths; she met and married her husband in 1943; |
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after his death in 1954, Irma worked as a secretary for the |
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First Baptist Church for 29 years; and |
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WHEREAS, She sold her home in Arkansas in 1995 and moved to |
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Houston to be near her son, Larry M. Hicks, and his family, who |
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will celebrate Irma's 100th birthday with a trip to Hawaii; she |
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has been blessed with four grandchildren and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Irma is in good health and continues to live |
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independently; she is a revered and respected member of her |
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community and noted for her wise and engaging personality, her |
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courage, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby recognize Irma Hicks as a treasured |
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citizen of our state and extend to her best wishes for a joyful |
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100th birthday celebration; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Patrick |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 23, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |