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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Sally Taylor of Blue Mountain Peak Ranch in Mason |
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County, who died on October 30, 2007, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Taylor was born Sarah Vacher Hall on March 23, |
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1947, to Mike Hall and Sarah Putnam Hall in Brockton, |
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Massachusetts; she attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, |
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Massachusetts; and |
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WHEREAS, Married in 1966 to Richard Taylor, Ms. Taylor raised |
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a child and worked full-time while attending Framingham State |
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College, from which she graduated in 1982; the Taylors subsequently |
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moved to the Big Sur country of California, where Ms. Taylor worked |
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as corporate controller for Cisco Systems from 1989 to 1995; she |
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also served on the boards of the Thayer Academy and the Conservation |
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Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, After her retirement at the age of 49, Sally Taylor |
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and her husband traveled the world, touring the United States, |
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Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Africa by motorcycle; this adventurous |
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Texan further expressed her zest for life through her keen interest |
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in skiing, kayaking, skydiving, hang gliding, and automobile and |
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motorcycle racing; a lover of the outdoors, she also took great |
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pleasure in hiking, camping, and hunting; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Ms. Taylor and her husband relocated to |
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Mason County and purchased a ranch, which they began developing |
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into a livestock, hunting, and ecotourism enterprise; in addition |
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to devoting countless hours to that undertaking, Ms. Taylor became |
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active in her new community, joining the Mason Chamber of Commerce, |
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the Red Hat Society, and the Mason Study Club; she also offered her |
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expertise in planning and budgeting to the City of Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, Sally Taylor lived a full and exciting life with |
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great enthusiasm, and the passion and commitment she brought to all |
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her endeavors have left a lasting imprint in the hearts of those who |
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knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sally Taylor and |
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offer sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Richard Taylor; to her son, Byron P. Taylor; to her mother, |
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Sarah Hall; to her father, Captain Mike Hall; to her brother, |
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Michael Hall, and his wife, Judy; to her grandson, Daniel William |
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Taylor; to her friend, Suzie Paris; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sally |
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Taylor. |