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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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comfort those saddened by the death of Donna L. Carey of Robinson on |
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March 25, 2011, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Illinois, Donna Carey was born on July |
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30, 1931, to Lenard and Louise Chesser; she married Laylen Carey in |
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1949, and they shared more than three decades together before his |
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passing; the couple were blessed with six children, Dennis, David, |
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Linda, Donald, Maryann, and Patrick; and |
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WHEREAS, Retired from the U.S. Postal Service, this beloved |
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matriarch enjoyed bird-watching, visiting the Texas Gulf Coast, and |
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spending time with her family and friends, whose days she often |
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brightened with thoughtful cards; she was long active in her |
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community of faith, attending Gospel Lighthouse Church in Dallas |
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for many years before joining Grace Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Donna Carey possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and countless lives were enriched |
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by her warmth and kindness; 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 Donna L. Carey and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Dennis Carey and his wife, Judy, David Carey and his wife, |
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Martha, Linda Williams, Donald Carey and his wife, Carla, Maryann |
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Fields, and Patrick Carey and his wife, Cindy; to her 12 |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and to her other |
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relatives and friends; and, 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 Donna L. |
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Carey. |