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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bernice Hatcher of Grapevine celebrated her 100th |
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birthday on February 21, 2011, and a host of friends and admirers |
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gathered to extend to her congratulations and best wishes; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1911, Mrs. Hatcher learned to play the piano |
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by ear at the age of six and began taking piano lessons at nine; she |
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went on to earn a music degree from William Woods University in |
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Missouri and a master's degree at the University of North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, While living in Oklahoma City, Mrs. Hatcher taught |
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school and worked for a music company, where she often performed |
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sheet music for customers so they could hear it before they |
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purchased it; she also played for stage shows and once performed |
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with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1938, she was joined in matrimony to John Scott |
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Hatcher, and together they were blessed with a son, John Scott |
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Hatcher, Jr.; she and her family moved to Pampa, Texas, in 1948, |
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where they made their home for nearly two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hatcher was a graduate student at UNT when the |
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principal of Cannon Elementary School invited her to become a |
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teacher with the Grapevine school district; she joined the faculty |
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at Colleyville Elementary in 1966 and taught first grade until her |
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retirement in 1976; today she is a member of the |
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Grapevine-Colleyville Association of Retired School Employees, the |
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Texas Retired Teachers Association, and the National Education |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A charter member of the Grapevine Senior Chorus, |
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Mrs. Hatcher served as the group's accompanist, performing every |
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week at the Grapevine Senior Activities Center; she has also played |
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the piano for many other groups in the community, including the |
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Chamber of Commerce, the Elks Lodge, and the Lions Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her love of music, Mrs. Hatcher |
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enjoyed playing golf for many years and was a founding member of the |
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Grapevine Ladies Golf League; she played her last round at the age |
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of 90; she is also a member of the Grapevine Garden Club and the |
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Second Advent Christian Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Bernice Hatcher is a source of great inspiration, |
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and her 100th birthday provided a welcome opportunity for her |
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friends and loved ones to express their admiration and affection |
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and to acknowledge the special place she holds in their hearts; 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 Bernice Hatcher on her 100th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Hatcher as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Truitt |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1586 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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