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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Martha |
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Sue Brunson of Paris, Texas, who passed away on May 14, 2009, at the |
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age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, the former Martha McGinnis was born |
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on August 3, 1933, in Roxton, to John and Lottie Margraves McGinnis; |
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a graduate of her hometown's schools, she was a member of the |
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Baptist church and a lover of music; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Brunson held a long and rewarding career at |
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Sears, where she made many friends in both her coworkers and her |
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customers; after retiring, she went on to work as a caregiver; and |
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WHEREAS, The devoted mother of two sons, Mrs. Brunson later |
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delighted in welcoming into her treasured family her |
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daughters-in-law, three grandsons, two step-grandsons, and five |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and caring woman, Martha Sue Brunson earned |
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the affection of all who knew her with her optimism, her |
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ever-present smile, and her genuine interest in others; although |
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she will be deeply missed, her loved ones can take comfort in |
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knowing that she enjoyed a life that was rich in the intangibles |
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that matter most; 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 Martha Sue Brunson and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her sons, |
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Ronnie Brunson and his wife, Treva, and Rickey Brunson and his wife, |
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Marty; to her grandsons and their spouses, Ryan and Darla Brunson, |
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Eric and Krisi Brunson, and Colby and Tricia Brunson; to her |
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step-grandsons, Kenneth Musick and his wife, Mary, and Michael |
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Musick and his wife, JoAnna; to her great-grandchildren, Holly |
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Thompson, Allix, Tanner, and Lyric Brunson, and Lucas Musick; to |
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the father of her children, Royce Brunson; and to her many other |
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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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Martha Sue Brunson. |