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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Anne |
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Perlman Harris, who passed away on April 2, 2011, at the age of 96; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, the former Anne |
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Perlman was born in Galveston on April 24, 1914, to Sam and Esther |
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Perlman; after graduating as valedictorian of Ball High School, she |
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earned her bachelor's degree with honors from The University of |
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Texas and returned to Galveston to teach at her alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1941, she married Charles M. Harris, with whom |
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she shared many happy years and raised two sons, Jerry and Maury; |
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the couple lived in Amarillo for a time but eventually settled in |
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Waco, where they established a home-building company that later |
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evolved into a successful mortgage business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Harris was a valued and active member of the |
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Waco community for nearly half a century, and she shared her time |
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with a number of worthwhile groups, including Temple Rodef Sholom; |
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after her husband's death in 1986, she moved to Houston to be closer |
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to family; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her courage, wisdom, and insight, Anne |
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Harris lived a full and generous life, and she will forever be |
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remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who had the |
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good fortune 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 Anne Perlman Harris |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Jerry Harris and his wife, Sylvia, and Maury Harris and his |
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wife, Laurie; to her grandchildren, Kimberly McAndrew and her |
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husband, David McAndrew, Felicia Goldberg and her husband, Steven |
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Goldberg, Lisa Harris, and Charles Harris; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Tanya, Jessica, and Megan McAndrew and Sarah |
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and Julia Goldberg; 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 Anne |
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Harris. |