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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Dunham is celebrating her 80th |
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birthday on April 29, 2011, and this significant occasion presents |
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an ideal opportunity to honor a beloved Houstonian; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1931, Mary Dunham |
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has lived in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston for more |
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than 55 years; active in her community, she assists in feeding the |
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hungry and counsels young people on the importance of education, |
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and she volunteers for and participates in many events for local |
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senior citizens, even providing transportation when needed; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dunham has been a faithful member of the Duncan |
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Memorial Church of God in Christ for more than half a century and |
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has generously shared her time and talents with the church and its |
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ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, She raised eight children, Bernita, Andre, |
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Fredrick, Larthia, Reginald, Byron, Eric, and Mark, and experienced |
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the joy of seeing all of them go to college, attending such schools |
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as Texas Tech University, the University of Houston, Prairie View |
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A&M University, Texas Woman's University, and the University of |
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Northern Iowa; Mrs. Dunham has also welcomed 45 grandchildren and |
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21 great-grandchildren into her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Dunham is a source of wisdom and inspiration to |
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all who are privileged to know her, and it is a pleasure to honor her |
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on eight decades of life well lived; 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 Mary Elizabeth Dunham on the |
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occasion of her 80th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for 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 Mrs. Dunham as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |