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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the untimely |
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loss of Mary Catherine McGuyer Porter of Grand Saline, who passed |
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away on April 3, 2009, at the age of 41; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Arlington on June 29, 1967, the former Mary |
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McGuyer grew up in Grand Prairie and graduated from North Grand |
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Prairie High School, where she received a number of scholastic |
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awards, including a trophy for architectural drawing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Porter went on to develop her artistic |
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abilities in college, attending Texas A&M University--Commerce and |
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obtaining degrees from the University of North Texas in art, |
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psychology, and general studies; she also attended The University |
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of Texas at Tyler, earning a bachelor's degree in nursing and |
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becoming a registered nurse; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1994, Mrs. Porter settled in Mineola, where she |
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became a member of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, and she moved to |
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Grand Saline in 2007; she enjoyed a number of hobbies, including |
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drawing, reading, and writing in her journal, and she was active in |
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the Jim Hogg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of |
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Holly Lake Ranch; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her time on earth was all too brief, Mary |
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Porter had a positive and profound influence on those who were |
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fortunate enough to share in her life, and she will be fondly |
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remembered and deeply missed; 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 Mary Catherine |
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McGuyer Porter and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her daughter, Angela Porter; to her parents, Billy and |
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Lawana McGuyer; to her sister, Elizabeth Morgan; and to her other |
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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 Mary |
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Porter. |