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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Daisy Lee Simmons-Ransom of San Antonio celebrated |
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her 70th birthday on March 12, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Dahl and Daisy Bell Simmons, Daisy |
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Ransom shares her birthday with her twin brother, Rueben; born in |
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Porter, Oklahoma, she later moved with her family to Tulsa, where |
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she attended school; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1958, Mrs. Ransom adopted San Antonio as her home |
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when she became a military wife; she received numerous awards and |
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honors for her achievements during the time she worked at J. C. |
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Penney and at Kelly Air Force Base, from which she retired; today, |
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she works to guide and inspire young people in her role as a |
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substitute teacher with the San Antonio Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, The devoted mother of three children, Carmen, |
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Judith, and Gerald, Mrs. Ransom has welcomed two sons-in-law and a |
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daughter-in-law into her family, and takes great pleasure in |
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sharing her wisdom and affection with her beloved grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Always seen wearing an angel pin on her lapel, Mrs. |
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Ransom is well known for her compassion and her willingness to help |
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those in need; a devout Christian, she is an active member of |
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Greater Corinth Baptist Church and finds great fulfillment in |
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sharing her faith with others; in her leisure time, she enjoys |
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attending garage sales and acquiring new pieces for her collection |
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of cookie jars; and |
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WHEREAS, Daisy Ransom is cherished by all who know her for her |
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kindness and generosity and her birthday celebration provided a |
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welcome opportunity for her loved ones to share with her a small bit |
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of the joy she has imparted to others throughout her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Daisy Lee Simmons-Ransom on the |
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milestone of her 70th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued happiness and good fortune; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Ransom as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |