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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Ira McClease Mathews, Sr., of Waco, who passed away on April 13, |
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2011, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 24, 1928, in Waco, Ira Mathews was the |
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eighth child and youngest son of Jacob and Pleasant Mathews; he |
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married Vera Lee Williams in 1948, and the couple enjoyed more than |
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four decades together before her death in 1993; a devoted family |
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man, he took great pride in their four children, Sheryl, Betty, |
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Helen, and Ira; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mathews worked for the Greyhound bus company for |
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more than 25 years and was employed by the Waco Tribune-Herald at |
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the time of his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Ira Mathews |
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will remember how he touched their lives with his kindness, |
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generosity, and ever-present smile, and he will forever hold a |
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treasured 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 memory of Ira McClease |
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Mathews, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his daughters, Sheryl Newson, Betty Tatum, and Helen |
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Mathews and Lennard Thompson; to his son, Ira McClease Mathews, |
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Jr.; to his grandchildren, Charhonda Mysti Chakrathouk and her |
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husband, Thong, Zoey Lynn Kennington, and Chris Mathews; to his |
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great-granddaughter, Ambria Chakrathouk; to his sisters, Hazel |
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Cobb, Theresa Mathews, and Thelma Herron; to his sister-in-law, |
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Geneva Edwards, and her husband, Bennie; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ira |
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Mathews. |