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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 Ina Mae Hardin Allen of McGregor, who passed away on April 19, |
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2011, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Jarrell on February 28, 1919, to Joe and |
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Mattie Hardin, the former Ina Mae Hardin was a descendant of the |
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Hardin and Pickens pioneer families who moved to Texas from |
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Tennessee in the 1830s; a self-sufficient and independent woman, |
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she grew up during the Great Depression, an experience that |
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fostered in her a respect for hard work, frugality, and a sense of |
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social responsibility; and |
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WHEREAS, Ina Mae Hardin wed James Allen on August 13, 1938, in |
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Gatesville, and the couple enjoyed a rewarding marriage of 62 |
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years, until his death on February 22, 2001; deeply devoted to her |
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family, she was blessed with two children, Jimmy and Judy, as well |
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as five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Allen lived in the McGregor and Oglesby area |
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for most of her life; a valued member of her community, she |
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worshipped at the College Avenue Baptist Church; she enjoyed |
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cooking for her family and traveling, as well as crochet and |
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embroidery; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved mother, grandmother, and |
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great-grandmother, Ida Mae Allen lived a caring and purposeful |
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life, and those who shared in the warmth of her affection will |
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forever hold her close to 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 Ina Mae Allen and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her son |
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and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Mary Allen; to her daughter and |
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son-in-law, Judy and Frank Chaudoin; to her twin sister, Iva Jane |
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Brown; to her grandchildren, Aubrey Chaudoin and his wife, |
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Michelle, Tate Chaudoin, Jeffrey Allen, and Amy Allen; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Hunter Chaudoin, Brooke Chaudoin, Bailey |
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Allen, and Alexa LaPlace; 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 Ina Mae |
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Allen. |