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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Paula Sue Lawson of Balch Springs, who passed away on |
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February 5, 2009, at the age of 41; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Lawson was born on May 30, |
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1967, to Jackie Lee and Doris Sue Barham; she was the loving wife of |
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husband Billy Edward Lawson and cherished mother of sons B. J. and |
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Bryan; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lawson spent her life in the restaurant |
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industry; she began waiting tables at her grandmother's eatery at |
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an early age and later worked with her mother, who assumed the |
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operation of the family business; Ms. Lawson had recently become |
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the owner of her own restaurant, Paula Sue's Diner, and her friendly |
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manner won her many loyal customers; and |
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WHEREAS, Volunteering in behalf of numerous local civic and |
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community organizations, Ms. Lawson supported activities of the |
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Balch Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the Balch |
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Springs Library and Learning Center; also an advocate for |
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increasing recreational opportunities for children, she helped |
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raise funds to build Kidstown Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Paula Sue Lawson lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of all |
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those who shared in her love and friendship; now, 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 Paula Sue Lawson and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Billy Edward Lawson; to her sons, B. J. and Bryan Lawson; |
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to her mother, Doris Sue Barham, and Troy Mills; to her brother, |
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Scott Barham, and his wife, Misty; to her grandmother, Ruth Smith; |
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and to her other relatives and many 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 Paula Sue |
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Lawson. |