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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Eloise Holder of Waco reached that |
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impressive milestone on April 17, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Eloise McKamie was born in Moody in 1921, the ninth |
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child of William Henry and Nancy Ida McKamie; as a young woman, she |
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moved to Waco, where she met and married Fraser C. Holder, a soldier |
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stationed at Blackland Army Air Field; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Holder and her husband operated the Stadium |
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Drive-In Grocery, named for its proximity to the Baylor University |
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football stadium; the store became best known for Mrs. Holder's |
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mouthwatering hamburgers, which were dubbed by regulars as the |
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"Holder Hamburger"; they were a favorite of residents of Waco, as |
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well as out-of-town Bears fans who made the Stadium Drive-In part of |
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their game-day ritual; Mrs. Holder and her husband retired after |
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nearly 50 years in business; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to being the woman behind the Stadium |
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Drive-In Grocery's famous burgers, Eloise Holder has made a |
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positive difference in the lives of many people, and it is a |
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pleasure to join her loved ones in honoring her on this memorable |
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occasion; 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 Eloise Holder on her 90th birthday |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Holder as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |