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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, With the passing of Frances Virginia Reeves Lowrey |
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on January 2, 2009, at the age of 95, the residents of Paris, Texas, |
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lost a beloved neighbor and friend; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the Jennings community in southeast Lamar |
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County on December 16, 1913, "Jennie" Reeves graduated from Paris |
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High School and went on to earn the admiration of her colleagues at |
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Bell Telephone Company and Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company over |
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the course of her working years; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Phil Lee in 1946 and was widowed just |
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four years later; fortunate to find love a second time, she was |
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joined in matrimony to E. L. "Buster" Lowrey, with whom she enjoyed |
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a rewarding marriage until his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid gardener, Mrs. Lowrey helped to charter the |
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Twilight Tillers Garden Club and also played an active role with the |
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and Covenant Christian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, This sweet-natured woman enriched the lives of |
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others through her kindness and generosity, and she will forever |
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hold a treasured place in the hearts of the many people who |
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benefited from her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Frances Virginia Reeves Lowrey and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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sister-in-law, Dorothy Reeves; to her stepson, Lynn Lowrey, and his |
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wife, Joy; to her nephew, Eddie Reeves, and his wife, Judy; to her |
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niece, Kay Hill, and her husband, T. J.; to her great-nephews and |
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great-nieces and their spouses, Shawn and Michelle Reeves, Shannon |
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and Susan Reeves, Steve and Linda Hill, Jeff Hill, Toni and Chad |
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Long, and Kim and Ralph Poteet; to her great-great-nephews and |
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great-great-nieces, Lauren, Cory, Jackson, Julie-Kate, and Ellie |
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Reeves, Wesley and Finley Hill, Taylor Poteet, and Zachary Long; to |
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her longtime friends, Margie McKee and Doris Parks; and to all those |
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mourning the loss of this cherished woman; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Frances Virginia Reeves Lowrey. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 44 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 17, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 44 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |