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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close when Mary |
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Finch Ridout of Austin died on October 21, 2007, at the age of 85; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the Capital City on April 12, 1922, to |
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Herbert H. Finch and Anne Townes Finch, Mary Finch graduated Phi |
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Beta Kappa from The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a |
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member of Pi Beta Phi sorority; and |
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WHEREAS, She married R. G. Ridout and with him shared many |
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happy times during the course of their 46 years together, which |
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ended with Mr. Ridout's passing in 1992; the devoted mother of three |
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sons, Mrs. Ridout also delighted in spending time in the company of |
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her three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Ridout was a congregant of |
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St. David's Episcopal Church; moreover, she participated in |
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activities of the Junior League of Austin and the Colonial Dames of |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, This kind and gracious woman lived a rewarding life |
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that was centered around her family and friends, and she will |
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forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the memory of Mary Finch Ridout and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her children, Dr. |
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Robert G. Ridout III and his wife, Ginger, Howell F. Ridout and his |
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wife, Debbie, and John T. Ridout; to her grandchildren, Steve |
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Ridout and his wife, Paige, Lauren Ramirez and her husband, |
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Jonathan, and Sarah Ridout; to her great-grandchildren, Steven, |
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John, and Elodie Ridout; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary Finch |
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Ridout. |