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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The wisdom and experience of centenarians are a |
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source of enduring inspiration, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor |
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Evelyn Fife of Terrell, who joined this elite group of Texans on |
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April 4, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Ms. Fife was born in |
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Terrell in 1911 to Jewell and H. Lee Simpson; she graduated from the |
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local high school in 1928, and through the years, she was employed |
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by the Southern Poultry Processing Plant and Texas Poultry and Egg; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her loved ones, she provided warm, |
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generous care for her mother and her sister and brother-in-law, |
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Mabel and Robert Phillips, at the end of their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Fife is a woman of deep and abiding religious |
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faith; for more than a decade, she drew on her knowledge as a Bible |
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scholar to teach the Crusaders Sunday School Class at First |
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Christian Church; she is also a longtime member of the Christian |
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Women's Fellowship Bible Study, which she has served in every |
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office; her efforts were recently recognized when the annual |
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yearbook was dedicated in her honor; in addition to her work with |
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her church, she enjoys reading and cooking; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with the affection of many admirers, Evelyn |
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Fife has gracefully reached the century mark and continues to |
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enrich the lives of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Evelyn Fife on the joyous occasion |
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of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Fife as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gooden |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1196 was adopted by the House on April |
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6, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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