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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Mamie |
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Bell Newsom of Paris, Texas, who passed away on May 4, 2009, at the |
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age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Mamie Newsom was born on August 29, 1917, to Pete |
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Russell and Tillie Johnson in Oklahoma; she married S. J. Newsom, |
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and the couple enjoyed 47 years together; they raised 3 children, |
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Lillie, Faye, and Jimmy, and with the passing years, their family |
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grew to include 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 9 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her family and her church, Mrs. Newsom |
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supported her husband in his work as a pastor, and the couple |
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founded Northwest Baptist Church in Paris and served the |
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congregation there for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mamie Newsom led a life of devotion to her faith and |
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her family, and all those who were fortunate enough to share in her |
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love and friendship will forever cherish their memories of her |
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kindness and generosity; 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 memory of Mamie Bell Newsom and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Lillie Dotson and her husband, Bill, Faye Huff, and Jimmy Newsom and |
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his wife, Renee; to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; to her sister, Flora Fancher; to her |
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brothers, Bill and Sonny Russell; and to her other relatives and |
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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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Mamie Newsom. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 248 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. 248 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 |