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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Lessie |
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Nelson of Mount Vernon, who passed away on April 5, 2009, at the age |
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of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Greenwood, Arkansas, on October 17, 1913, |
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Lessie Nelson was the daughter of James F. Bartlett and Claria |
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Boswell; she enjoyed a rewarding marriage with her husband, Dave, |
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until his passing in 2006; the couple were blessed with a fine |
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family that grew to include four children, Bettie, Buddy, Garry, |
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and Veda Sue, as well as six grandchildren and numerous great- and |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Lessie Nelson is deeply missed, her loved |
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ones may take comfort in memories of the many happy times that they |
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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 Lessie Nelson and extend sincere |
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sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, Bettie |
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Nelson, Milroy "Buddy" Nelson, Garry Nelson, and Veda Sue Nelson; |
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to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; to her sisters, Ellen Cayton, Jewel |
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Freeze, and Omega Smith; 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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Lessie Nelson. |