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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The life of a devoted mother, grandmother, and |
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friend drew to a close with the passing of Ruth Evelyn Burd of |
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Paris, Texas, on May 4, 2009, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 24, 1921, in Howland to George and Laura |
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Blankinship McNeal, the former Ruth McNeal grew up in the Paris |
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area; she later moved to the Dallas Metroplex and lived there for |
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many years before returning to Paris in 2004; throughout her life, |
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she took great comfort in her spiritual faith and was a member of |
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the Baptist church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Burd was the mother of three daughters, Patsy |
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Clark, Donna Jean Perry, and Elizabeth Ann Ables, who preceded her |
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mother in death; with the passing years, Mrs. Burd had the good |
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fortune to welcome 8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandchild into her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth Burd made a positive difference in the lives of |
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many people during her long and purposeful life, and her loved ones |
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will forever cherish fond memories of the time they spent in her |
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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 Ruth Evelyn Burd and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Patsy Clark and her husband, Ray, and Donna Jean Perry and her |
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husband, James; to her grandchildren, Elizabeth Williams, Ray Scott |
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Clark, Jr., Larry Clark, Linda Glenn, Patti Torres, Michelle |
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Zumwalt and her husband, John, Beth Moore, and Scott and Meg Perry; |
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to her great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild; and to her |
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other 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Ruth Burd. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 239 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 25, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 239 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on June 1, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |