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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 Edna Delle Hammit of Crawford on March 27, 2011, at the age |
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of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Lufkin on March 28, 1916, to Robert and |
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Amanda Horton, Edna Horton was the third oldest of 17 children; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 17, she married Saint Elmo Hammit, and |
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they enjoyed 74 years together; the couple were the parents of two |
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children, Robert and Billie; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Hammit devoted herself to |
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caring for her family, which grew to encompass four generations; |
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she was a strong believer in the value of hard work and derived |
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great comfort and inspiration from her religious beliefs; and |
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WHEREAS, Edna Delle Hammit centered her life around her faith |
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and her family, and she will long be remembered with deep affection |
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by all who knew 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 Edna Delle Hammit |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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grandchildren, KeLe Crouch, Deedy Fletcher, Trae Kendrick, Shannon |
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Donaldson, Cyndi Alejo, Alicia Reid, and Robert Hammit, Jr.; to her |
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brothers, Vernon, Floyd, and Clinton Horton; to her sister, Lucy |
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Gilmore; to her 15 great-grandchildren and 4 |
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great-great-grandchildren; to her daughter-in-law, Ginger Hammit; |
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and to her other 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 Edna Delle |
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Hammit. |