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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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passing of Julia Louise Pratka of Houston on March 27, 2009, at the |
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age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 23, 1917, to Frank and Mary Welder |
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Gay, "Connie" Gay grew up in Dayton, Texas, and graduated from St. |
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Joseph School of Nursing in 1939; she married Alfred Joseph Pratka |
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and the couple raised a family that grew to include four sons and a |
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daughter, Al, James, Gregg, Chris, and Patricia; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved wife and mother loved to read, travel, |
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and study geography; an active and faithful member of the St. Anne |
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Catholic community, she also enjoyed spending weekends in Galveston |
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and sharing stories of her family's history with her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Connie Pratka is deeply missed, those she |
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leaves behind will forever hold dear their many fond memories of |
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her; 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 Julia Louise Pratka |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Al Pratka, Jr., and his wife, Joan, Patricia Pratka |
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Womack and her husband, Gene, Gregg Pratka and his wife, Sharon, and |
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Chris Pratka and his wife, Trish; to her 13 grandchildren and 13 |
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great-grandchildren; to her sister, Margaret Patricia O'Connor; |
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and to her 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 Connie |
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Pratka. |