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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 519
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In Memory |
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of |
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Betty Jean Snyder |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Betty Jean Snyder, who died March 6, 2009, |
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at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty Jean Snyder was born September 10, 1929; |
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blessed with an unquenchable desire for knowledge, she traveled |
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the state, nation, and world seeking new experiences and |
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understanding; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Snyder and her husband, P.B., embarked on |
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many journeys to such locales as the Galapagos Islands, the |
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Panama Canal, and Hawaii; also in their travels they participated |
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in back-country primitive camping, backpacking along the |
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Continental Divide, and exploring Europe in a Volkswagen camper; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished genealogist and researcher, |
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Mrs. Snyder compiled a history of all 254 county seats in Texas; |
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she belonged to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and 12 of |
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her ancestors were citizens of the republic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Snyder devoted herself to the activities of |
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her sons, Rocky and Grant; she served as a Cub Scout den mother, |
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was active in the Parent Teacher Association, and encouraged her |
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sons to participate in a wide variety of pursuits, including |
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science projects and music lessons; she was active in the |
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family's local Baptist church, where she taught Sunday School in |
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the primary division; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Mrs. Snyder's passions was the small plot of |
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forested land that she and P.B. acquired in East Texas; her |
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impressive skills as a gardener were honed there and transferred |
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to her always beautiful yard; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and |
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enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife and mother, and her family |
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and friends will continue to live with the cherished memories of |
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her life and her many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Betty Jean Snyder; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Betty Jean Snyder. |
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Wentworth |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 25, 2009, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |