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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were greatly saddened by the |
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passing of Barbara Ann Neal McLaughlin of Uvalde on November 11, |
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2008, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 9, 1938, in Austin, the former |
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Barbara Neal was the daughter of Bart and Mary Neal and enjoyed the |
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companionship of a sister, Millo, and a brother, B. D.; and |
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WHEREAS, She exchanged vows with Donald E. McLaughlin, Sr., |
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on July 9, 1957, at a ceremony held in Taylor, and together they |
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shared a loving marriage that spanned more than half a century; the |
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devoted couple experienced the joy of raising 3 children, and with |
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the passing years, their family grew to include 10 grandchildren |
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and 3 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McLaughlin was a parishioner at St. Philip's |
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Episcopal Church, where she took an active role in its chapter of |
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Daughters of the King; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and gracious woman, Barbara McLaughlin will |
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forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all those who were |
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fortunate enough to share in her love and friendship; 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 pay tribute to the life of Barbara Ann Neal |
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McLaughlin and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Donald E. McLaughlin, Sr.; to her children, |
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Connie Tidwell and her husband, Walter, Bart Neal McLaughlin and |
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his wife, Jan, and Don McLaughlin, Jr., and his wife, Karen; to her |
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grandchildren, Barton, Hunter, Wilkins, Mac, and Backor |
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McLaughlin, Steven and Maggie McNew, Emily, Milo, and Justin |
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Tidwell and his wife, Krissy; to her great-grandchildren, Brook, |
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Riley, and Ashlyn Tidwell; to her brother, B. D. Neal; and to her |
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other relatives and 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 Barbara Ann |
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Neal McLaughlin. |