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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Laura Nell Oliver Curtis of Houston on April 19, 2011, at |
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the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Laura Oliver was born a twin on November |
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12, 1944, to Lovie Oliver and Louise Marie Oliver; she grew up in |
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Galveston, where she worked at John Sealy Hospital as a youth and |
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graduated from Central High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, she entered Huston-Tillotson University in |
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Austin; she earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education, with |
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a minor in English, in 1968 and eventually went on to obtain |
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certification as a reading specialist from New York University; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved woman married her college sweetheart, |
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William "Popsie" Curtis, also known as Mateen Aalim Baaith, and the |
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couple became the parents of two children, William Curtis, Jr., and |
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Tamitra Curtis; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Curtis built a successful career in education, |
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teaching at schools in Austin, Fort Worth, New York City, and |
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Houston and at the North Texas Job Corps Center in McKinney as well |
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as at a number of Opportunities Industrialization Centers; she |
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further distinguished herself as an advocate for those living with |
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HIV/AIDS in her role as senior vice president of Over the Hill, |
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Inc., which her husband served as president and CEO; she retired in |
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2003; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid poet, Mrs. Curtis loved writing poems for |
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her friends; moreover, she delighted in time spent in the company of |
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her family, which, in addition to her children, included |
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stepchildren, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Laura Curtis |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her generosity |
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and devotion, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; 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 Laura Nell Oliver |
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Curtis and extend sincere condolences to her many loved ones; 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Laura Nell |
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Oliver Curtis. |