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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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death of Louvelle Chafin of Houston on October 20, 2009, at the age |
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of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in El Campo on February 9, 1926, to James |
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Lockhart and Dora Frazier Perry, the former Louvelle Lockhart |
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attended a one-room school in Markham through the 12th grade; |
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during World War II, she helped the quartermaster at Camp Hulen |
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distribute uniforms and boots to the soldiers, and she was a popular |
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dancer at the USO in Palacios, where she became known as "the |
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Jitterbug Queen"; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1951, she was joined in matrimony to Norman |
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Chafin, and they shared a fulfilling relationship until his death |
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in 1976; together they were blessed with three children, Glinda, |
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Jim, and Gus; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Chafin began working at Santa Fe Art Supply in |
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1956, and she stayed on with the company after it was acquired by |
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CMI Moulding in Houston; a loyal and invaluable employee, she |
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continued to work as the business's bookkeeper until six weeks |
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before her death; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1964, Mrs. Chafin was active in the campaign of |
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presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, initiating a lifelong |
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participation in Republican politics; she attended several |
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national conventions, and she served as the Republican chair of |
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Precinct 117 in Houston for 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted mother and grandmother, Louvelle Chafin |
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leaves behind a legacy of hard work and civic engagement that |
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continues to inspire all those who knew and loved her; now, |
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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 Louvelle Chafin and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Glinda Shipley and her husband, Ben, Jim Chafin, and Gus |
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Chafin and his wife, Sookie; to her sister, Lorraine Smith; to her |
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grandchildren, Kyllion and his wife, Tammy, Amy, and Alexander; to |
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her great-grandson, Dylon; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Louvelle |
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Chafin. |