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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Mary S. |
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Wallace of San Antonio, who passed away on April 14, 2009, at the |
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age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 2, 1922, the former Mary Spiller was the |
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daughter of Mary and W. W. Spiller; she was joined in marriage with |
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Robert K. Wallace, and the couple enjoyed a rewarding relationship |
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until Mr. Wallace passed away; in addition, Mrs. Wallace was the |
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mother of one son, Edward; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply involved in her community, Mrs. Wallace was a |
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member of such diverse organizations as the Keep San Antonio |
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Beautiful Committee, the City Crime Commission, and the planning |
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committee for Brooks City-Base; moreover, she helped found the |
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Southeast Highland Hills Good Neighbor Crime Watch and the |
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Highlands Community Alliance, and she was a member of the South San |
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Antonio Chamber of Commerce Board and the National Association of |
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Women in Construction; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wallace was an avid golfer who took part in |
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numerous tournaments throughout the Lone Star State, and she |
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particularly enjoyed couples' events and competitions organized by |
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the Executive Women's Golf Association, of which she was a member; |
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she also belonged to the Devine Women's Golf Association and made |
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numerous friends during the many years she played at the Devine Golf |
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Course; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Wallace led an active, caring, and purposeful |
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life, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of |
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her loved ones; 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 memory of Mary S. Wallace and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, |
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Edward H. Littell, Jr.; to her sister, Berniece Wittkopf; to her |
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brothers, James and Lowell Spiller; and to her other relatives and |
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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 Mary |
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Wallace. |