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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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death of Jane Sellers of Wichita Falls on February 25, 2011, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Jane Neal was born to Leroy and Ethel Neal |
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on October 17, 1921, in Duncan, Oklahoma; she graduated from |
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Gladewater High School and attended the College of Marshall, now |
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East Texas Baptist University, after which she worked for two years |
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with the Department of War in Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane Neal was joined in matrimony to Lee Sellers on |
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June 12, 1943, in Riverside, California; the couple relocated to |
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Wichita Falls in 1948, and Mrs. Sellers worked at Sheppard Air Force |
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Base until the arrival of their first child; Jane and Lee Sellers |
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became the parents of four children, John, Thomas, Amy, and |
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Carolee, and enjoyed a rewarding union until Mr. Sellers's passing; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Sellers was a |
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congregant of First Presbyterian Church of Wichita Falls; she was |
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also a founding member, longtime supporter, and honorary board |
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member of the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra and a generous |
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benefactor of many other organizations and institutions, including |
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Midwestern State University, where she was named to the President's |
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Excellence Circle; additionally, she was a valued member of the |
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Cotillion Club; and |
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WHEREAS, First and foremost, Mrs. Sellers was devoted to her |
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family, whose happiness and well-being she put above all else; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her candor, intelligence, and dry wit, |
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Jane Sellers brightened the lives of all those who were fortunate |
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enough to know her, and she will be fondly remembered and deeply |
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missed; 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 Jane Sellers and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children and their spouses, John Brazier Sellers and his wife, |
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Beth, Thomas Neal Sellers, and Amy Elizabeth Furr and her husband, |
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William; to her nephews, Michael Sellers, Skip Sellers, and Steven |
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Neal; to her niece, Judith Neal; 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 Jane |
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Sellers. |