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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Waco lost a beloved neighbor and friend |
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with the passing of Olivia Tucker Cloud on March 23, 2011, at the |
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age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 25, 1912, in Rusk to Richmond and |
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Lena Tucker, Olivia Tucker graduated from Rusk High School in 1931 |
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and worked as a telephone operator for several years before her |
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marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, She exchanged wedding vows with Arnold Clinton Cloud |
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on October 27, 1936, and the couple shared a rewarding relationship |
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that was blessed with two children, Linda and Robert; Mrs. Cloud |
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also experienced the joy of seeing her family grow to include five |
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grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1941, Mrs. Cloud and her family moved to Waco, |
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where she became a charter member of Sparks Memorial United |
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Methodist Church; a devoted parishioner, she taught children's |
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Sunday school for many years and enthusiastically supported the |
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congregation's programs and activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Olivia Cloud |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her kindness, |
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sweet smile, and good 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 life of Olivia Tucker Cloud |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children and their spouses, Linda Harris and her husband, Garry, |
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and Robert Cloud and his wife, Martha; to her grandchildren, Terry |
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Harris and his wife, Kenna, Robert Cloud, Gregory Cloud, and Amy |
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Hobart and her husband, Rob; to her great-grandchildren, Olivia |
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Harris, Emilie Harris, Kim Garcia and her husband, Michael, G. C. |
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Harris, Ty Harris, Grace Cloud, Hattie Hobart, Bobby Cloud, and |
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Robert Hobart; to her great-great-grandson, Jaxson Garcia; to her |
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nephews and their spouses, Charles and Dorothy Morrow, Duane and |
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Marty Cloud, and Lehane and Peggy Cloud; and to her other relatives |
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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 Olivia |
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Tucker Cloud. |