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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, At the age of 101, Margie Nance Frost of Dallas holds |
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a special place in the hearts of her loved ones, and her keen |
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memories of life at Texas Christian University provide a link to a |
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colorful chapter in the history of her beloved alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, Margie Frost, a Gainesville native, attended junior |
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college in her hometown for two years; she visited TCU on summer |
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trips sponsored by her church and eventually met the institution's |
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legendary president, E. M. Waits; and |
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WHEREAS, After winning a scholarship to TCU, Mrs. Frost |
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worked as a secretary in the registrar's office while pursuing her |
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studies during the Great Depression; she graduated summa cum laude |
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in 1931 with a bachelor's degree in economics and a double minor in |
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communications and government; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan went on to interview for a |
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secretarial job at a jewelry store in downtown Dallas; the |
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proprietor advised her to look up Psalm 1 when she got home, and |
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when she quoted it for him precisely, on the spot, she was promptly |
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hired; she continued in that position for more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Frost lives in a quiet Dallas |
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neighborhood with her son, Jack, and proudly displays a TCU |
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insignia in their home; she recently shared with her alumni |
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magazine fond memories of her days at TCU, among them cheering on |
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the Horned Frogs football team, teasing archrival Baylor |
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University, and turning cartwheels in the corridor of Jarvis Hall |
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in pajamas, a trendy new style of sleepwear sewn for her by her |
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mother; and |
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WHEREAS, Margie Frost has delighted countless people with her |
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vivid recollections of days gone by, and she is a source of |
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inspiration to her fellow TCU alumni and to all who have the good |
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fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Margie Nance Frost and commend her for |
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more than seven decades as a devoted fan of the Texas Christian |
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University Horned Frogs; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Frost as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |