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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Houston lost a spirited and |
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influential leader with the death of Nancy Gene Dale Palm on |
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February 15, 2011, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 14, 1921, in Davidson County, |
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Tennessee, to Mary and Dillard Dale, Nancy Gene Dale was a |
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descendant of the five pioneer families who settled central |
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Tennessee and established Fort Nashborough; after losing her father |
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at an early age, she moved with her mother and five sisters to |
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Nashville and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1942; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, she married Dr. William Morrison |
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Palm on July 4, and the couple relocated to Houston in 1951; Mrs. |
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Palm soon thereafter became active in the local Republican Party |
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and was elected in 1967 as Harris County party chair, a position she |
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held for seven years; in addition, she played an instrumental role |
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in the development of the party at the statewide level; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her passionate support of conservative |
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ideals and her effective organizational abilities, she championed |
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the principles of self-determination and achievement through |
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education and hard work; a redhead who frequently wore red, white, |
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and blue, she was affectionately dubbed "Napalm" by the press for |
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her forcefulness and the strong opinions that she readily shared; |
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this Texas trailblazer helped open doors for women in politics, and |
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she encouraged future senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to run for the |
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Texas Legislature in 1972; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Palm was a delegate at the Republican National |
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Convention in 1976 and received a vote to be the party's nominee for |
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vice president; she had the opportunity to vote for President |
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George H. W. Bush in 1988 and his son in 2004 as a member of the |
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Texas electoral college delegation; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan inspired many with her dynamic |
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leadership in the party whose values she fully embraced, and she |
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will long be remembered with deep admiration for her contributions |
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to her country and her community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Nancy Gene Dale Palm |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sister, Katherine Bishop Dale Potts, and her husband, J. Ivan |
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Potts; to her nephew, Tom DeLong; 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 Nancy Gene |
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Dale Palm. |
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Woolley |
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S. Davis of Harris |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 692 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 17, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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