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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Van Van Osdall of Houston commemorated a remarkable |
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milestone in her life on February 20, 2011, when she celebrated her |
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100th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1911 to Belle and Harry |
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Dellenberger, she married Fred Van Osdall in 1936 and came to |
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Houston with him in 1950; the couple shared more than six decades |
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together, until Mr. Van Osdall's passing in 1997, and they became |
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the parents of three children, John, Christine, and Mary Jane; |
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through the passing years, Mrs. Van Osdall has had the pleasure of |
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welcoming into her family six grandchildren and eight |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1960, she helped to found the Braes Republican |
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Women organization and served as its president in 1963, 1967, and |
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1980; the group contributed to the successful election in 1961 of |
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John Tower, the first Republican U.S. senator from Texas since |
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Reconstruction, and was also instrumental in the election of future |
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U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to the state legislature; Mrs. |
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Van Osdall still participates in the group, which is thought to be |
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the oldest Republican women's club active in Harris County today; |
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moreover, she volunteered for many years in the Methodist Hospital |
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System, and since 1951, she has been a member of Bethany United |
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Methodist Church, where she participated in Sunday school and other |
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church programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Van Van Osdall has witnessed a panorama of change |
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during a historic century, and her 100th birthday offers a fitting |
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opportunity to remind her of the special place she holds in the |
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hearts of her friends and loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Van Van Osdall on her 100th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Van Osdall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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S. Davis of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 952 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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