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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Julia Hikel of Elm Mott, who passed away on March 10, 2011, at the |
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age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the Smetana community near Bryan on April 5, |
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1920, Julia Hikel was the daughter of Frank and Albina Regmund; she |
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married Rudolph E. Hikel, Sr., with whom she raised three children, |
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and the couple shared many happy times together before Mr. Hikel's |
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death; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hikel worked as a civil service aircraft |
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mechanic during World War II, and her small hands made it possible |
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for her to perform tasks that many others could not; she went on to |
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raise cattle with her husband, and after his passing, she worked |
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with the Waco Independent School District and Plantation Foods; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented cook, Mrs. Hikel was known for her |
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delicious home-baked goods, especially her kolaches, and she also |
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took pleasure in making quilts; and |
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WHEREAS, Julia Hikel enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and she is deeply missed by all those |
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who were privileged 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 pay tribute to the memory of Julia Hikel and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughters, Judith Little and her husband, Robert, and Rose |
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Williams; to her son, Rudolph E. Hikel II, and his wife, Beth; to |
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her grandchildren, Sarah and Anthony Little, Daniel Williams, Amy |
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Hikel Hanshew, and Rudolph E. Hikel III; to her great-grandson, |
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Rudolph E. Hikel IV; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Julia |
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Hikel. |