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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Ruth Christine Howes of Dallas on March 21, 2011, at the |
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age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth Livengood was born in Quay, Oklahoma, on July |
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23, 1918, to Christopher and Edith Livengood; as a young woman she |
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married Orin Eastburn Howes, and the couple shared 36 years |
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together before his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Howes was a devoted homemaker, nurturing her |
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three children, Norman, John, and Helen, as they grew; in later |
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years, she worked as a teller and bookkeeper at a bank, and she went |
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on to work for the Department of Labor; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mrs. Howes enjoyed spending time with |
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her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and pursuing such |
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hobbies as reading, cooking, sewing, and knitting; she was also |
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active in her church and at the local senior center; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Ruth Howes will |
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remember the way she touched their lives with her easygoing nature |
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and delightful sense of humor, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in their 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 Ruth Christine |
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Howes and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her children, Norman and John Howes and Helen Hurst; to her eight |
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grandchildren, Blake, Matthew, and Jason Howes, Maile Mokulehua, |
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Stacie Keon, Skip and Kevin Porter, and Abbie Melton; to her 16 |
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great-grandchildren, Emma, Therese, Dagmar, Brandon, and Cameron |
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Howes, Hope, Noah, Micah, and Luke Mokulehua, Krista and Michael |
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Keon, Andrew Porter, Joseph and Victoria Torres, and Macie and |
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Porter Melton; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Ruth |
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Christine Howes. |