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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Margaret Gilder Nesbitt of Waco, who passed away on March 5, |
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2009, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Margaret Nesbitt |
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was born in Gatesville on October 17, 1917; she graduated from |
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Gatesville High School and attended Baylor University, where she |
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was a member of the Athenian Club and secretary of her class; in |
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1936, she married William Nesbitt, with whom she shared more than |
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three decades and raised three children, Nancy, Mary Margaret, and |
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Bill; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nesbitt served as secretary to the principal of |
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Gatesville Elementary School and later became director of South |
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Russell Hall at Baylor University; active in the Gatesville |
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community, she attended First Baptist Church, where she taught the |
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Bykota Sunday School class; after moving to Waco in 1994, she joined |
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Columbus Avenue Baptist Church and further shared her time with |
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P.E.O. Daughters of the American Revolution, Baylor Adult Senior |
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Choir, Friday Forum, Baylor Alumni Association, and Baylor Heritage |
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Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Margaret Gilder Nesbitt is deeply missed, |
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she will forever be remembered with great admiration and affection |
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by all those who held her dear; 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 Margaret Gilder |
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Nesbitt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her daughters, Nancy Tindall and her husband, Steve, and Mary |
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Margaret Hunt and her husband, Don; to her son, Bill Nesbitt, and |
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his wife, Dwana; to her grandchildren, Ann Vawter and her husband, |
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Mike, Janet Porter and her husband, Joel, Melanie Eddolls and her |
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husband, Tony, Jon Hunt and his wife, Nicole, Allison Hillard and |
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her husband, Joe, Bill Nesbitt and his wife, Sunita, Tom Nesbitt and |
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his wife, Nancy, Joe Nesbitt and his wife, Amanda, Kristen Nesbitt, |
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Brady Nesbitt, and Brett Jackson; to her 15 great-grandchildren; |
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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 Margaret |
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Gilder Nesbitt. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1676 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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