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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 101st birthday is indeed cause for celebration, |
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and Juanita Newman Williams of Houston marked that significant |
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milestone in her life on May 14, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Juanita Newman was born in Oklahoma on |
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May 14, 1908, and she married Edward Williams in 1925; the couple |
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enjoyed a long and rewarding marriage and became the parents of six |
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children; Mrs. Williams treasures the time she spends with her |
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family, which today includes her daughters, Barbara Cardwell, Kathy |
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Hamm, and Margarette Clark, and her sons, Edward Williams, Jr., and |
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Jon Gary Williams, along with 17 grandchildren, 16 |
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great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her life, Mrs. Williams has |
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proven her expertise as a seamstress, gardener, and cook; a |
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dedicated member of the Church of Christ, she credits her long life |
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to her faith as well as to the "good genes" she inherited from her |
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mother, who also lived beyond the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of wisdom and inspiration, Juanita Williams |
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has witnessed a panorama of change during a historic century, and |
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her 101st birthday offers a welcome opportunity to remind her of the |
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special place she holds in the hearts of her many loved ones; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Juanita Newman Williams on the occasion of |
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her 101st birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |