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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Leona Fischer of Sunnyvale on February 26, 2011, at the |
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age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Harvey and Fannie Bullard, the |
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former "DeRue" Bullard was born in Emory on January 1, 1928; she |
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graduated from Emory High School in 1944 and married her high school |
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sweetheart, Waymon Charles Fischer, in 1946; they later became the |
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parents of three sons; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Fischer adored children, and she and her |
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husband owned and operated the Douglas and Michael Daycare Center |
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in Dallas and Fischer's Fun Farm Summer Day Camp for 25 years; warm |
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and caring, she looked for the good in people and brought out the |
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best in them; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1972, Mrs. Fischer and her husband opened |
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Fischer's Antiques in Sunnyvale, and the business became a landmark |
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in the Highway 80 antiques area; she was dedicated to her community, |
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and in 2009, she made the Sunnyvale Pecan Harvest Festival possible |
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by allowing the chamber of commerce to hold the inaugural edition of |
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the now annual event on her property; her magnanimous gesture |
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prompted the chamber to name her the Sunnyvale Pecan Queen, an honor |
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noted in the Congressional Record of the 111th United States |
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Congress; and |
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WHEREAS, DeRue Fischer brought joy to innumerable people |
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through her kindness, compassion, and understanding, and she will |
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forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of those who were lucky |
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enough to share in her love and friendship; 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 life of Leona "DeRue" Fischer |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Ronnie, Tony, and Sam; to her three granddaughters; to her two |
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great-grandsons; to her brother, Carlton Bullard; 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 Leona |
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"DeRue" Fischer. |