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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 with the |
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passing of Hester Smith Lockett of Brenham on June 26, 2008, at the |
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age of 102; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Joseph Springer Smith and Hester Elizabeth |
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Abbott on October 6, 1905, in Brenham, the former Hester Smith was a |
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lifelong member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church; during her senior |
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year in high school, she had the honor of being named the 1923 |
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Maifest queen, and she presided over the town's largest annual |
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festival alongside that year's king, Reese B. Lockett; while the |
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pair shared the throne, they formed a lasting connection; five |
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years later, on August 14, 1928, Hester Smith married Reese Lockett |
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at St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Brenham, and the couple were |
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later blessed with two children, Reese and Hester; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lockett, a graduate of The University of Texas, |
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owned and operated a clothing store with her husband; in addition, |
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Mr. Lockett served as mayor of Brenham for 28 years, and Mrs. |
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Lockett played a strong supporting role during his tenure in |
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office, which was marked by many milestone achievements for the |
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city; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her charm and her sense of humor, Hester |
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Lockett was a gracious and beloved figure in her hometown for more |
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than a century, and although she will be deeply missed, she will be |
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forever treasured in the hearts of all who knew her; now, therefore, |
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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 Hester Smith |
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Lockett and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her son, Reese B. Lockett, Jr., and his wife, Suzanne Lockett; to |
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her daughter, Hester Kirkham, and her husband, the Reverend John |
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Kirkham; to her grandchildren and their spouses, Hester and Bob |
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Hodde, Wynn and Jim Dorsett, Anne and Taylor Pace, and Thorne and |
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Carmen Gregory; to her 14 great-grandchildren; to her sister, |
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Marion Sawyer; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Hester |
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Smith Lockett. |