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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness of |
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Clara Samuelson of Waco, who passed away on March 24, 2011, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 6, 1921, in Bosque County, to |
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Wilhelm and Mithilda Wiese, the former Clara Wiese was one of 13 |
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siblings; she became the devoted mother of two children, Sheila and |
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Mike, and over the years she was further blessed with five |
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grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; Mrs. Samuelson |
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delighted in spending time with her family and took special |
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pleasure in spoiling the younger generations; and |
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WHEREAS, This capable woman worked for many years in the |
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garment industry; strongly grounded in her faith, she was a |
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longtime congregant of First Lutheran Church, and she enjoyed |
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gardening and quilting in her leisure hours; and |
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WHEREAS, Clara Samuelson lived a purposeful life centered on |
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her faith and her family, and those who were privileged to share in |
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the warmth of her affection will forever hold her close 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 Clara Samuelson and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children and their spouses, Sheila Robertson and her husband, Tom, |
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and Mike Samuelson and his wife, Lucy; to her grandchildren, Chad |
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Wyble and his wife, Lora, Justin Robertson, Tammie Lopez and her |
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husband, Joe, Lara Robertson, and Michael Samuelson and his wife, |
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Rachael; to her sister, Ernie Samuelson; to her |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; 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 Clara |
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Samuelson. |