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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Gratie |
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Mae Potts of Clarksville, who died on March 19, 2009, at the age of |
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88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 21, 1920, to Berry and Effie Trimble |
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Thompson in Clarksville, the former Gratie Mae Thompson was joined |
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in marriage with Willie D. Potts, and they enjoyed a rewarding |
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relationship until Mr. Potts passed away; the couple raised a |
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family of eight children, Janet, Ester, Brenda, Gloria, Samuel, |
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Betty, Franklin, and Willie, with the latter three children |
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preceding Mrs. Potts in death; through the years, she saw her family |
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grow to include 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 5 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Potts was a lifelong member of Zion Traveler |
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Baptist Church in Clarksville, where she shared in the |
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companionship and good cheer of her fellow congregants; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, Gratie Mae Potts |
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leaves her loved ones with a wealth of fond memories of the happy |
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times they spent in her company; 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 Gratie Mae Potts and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Janet Porter, Ester Barber, Brenda Wilburn, Gloria Barber, and |
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Samuel Potts; to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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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Gratie Mae Potts. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 27, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 165 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on May 18, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |