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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Cleo Johnson Ashley of Houston is |
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marking that significant milestone in her life on May 20, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Cleo Johnson was born in 1911 to Edward |
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and Cora Johnson in the community of Willis; the fifth of eight |
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children, she grew up with the companionship of her brothers and |
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sisters, Robert, Edward, Lesley, Addie Mae, Earnestine, Rosie, and |
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Gladys, and attended Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 29, 1935, she married Lorane Arthur Ashley, |
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Sr., and the couple were blessed with four sons, Lorane, Charles, |
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Donald, and Michael, and a daughter, Joan; over the years, Mrs. |
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Ashley has seen her children go on to enjoy successful careers and |
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rewarding family lives; along the way, she has gained 3 |
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daughters-in-law, Peola, Brenda, and Mattie Ashley, and 9 |
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grandchildren, Glenn, Kevin, Dewayne, Keith, Kenneth, Lisa, Donna, |
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Trishauna, and the late Rick Ashley; with the passing years, her |
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family has further grown to include 17 great-grandchildren and 10 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Mrs. Ashley has been a |
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congregant of the Fifth Ward Church of Christ for more than seven |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her loved ones, Cleo Johnson |
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Ashley is cherished by all who know her for her kind and caring |
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ways, and it is a pleasure to honor her on a century of life well |
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lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cleo Johnson Ashley on the joyous |
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occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Ashley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |