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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and this significant milestone is being |
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commemorated in the life of Alice Louise Boone of Burleson on March |
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5, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Alice Boone was born in New Orleans in 1909, the |
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daughter of Maurice and Agnes Bethea, and graduated from Central |
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High School in Fort Worth in 1926; and |
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WHEREAS, She went to work as a stenographer for Texas |
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Electric and was employed there until 1933, when she married M. G. |
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Boone; their family grew to include two sons, Jerry and Dan, as well |
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as four grandsons, five great-grandchildren, and two |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The Boones lived in Fort Worth until 1956, when Mr. |
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Boone's work with Conoco Oil took the family to Ponca City, |
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Oklahoma; following his retirement, they moved back to Fort Worth |
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and then settled in Burleson in 1978; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong Methodist, Mrs. Boone is a member of the |
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congregation at the First United Methodist Church of Burleson; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Boone has remained devoted to her family and |
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her faith through the decades, and it is a pleasure to congratulate |
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her on a century of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Alice Louise Boone on the occasion of her |
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100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Boone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |