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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The loved ones of Mary Ann McManus of Waco were |
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greatly saddened by her passing on April 18, 2011, at the age of 66; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary Ann McCoy was born on January 14, |
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1945, to Luther and Mary Elizabeth McCoy; she shared many happy |
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years with her husband, Jack, and the couple were blessed with a |
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daughter, Melanie, with whom Mrs. McManus shared a special bond; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved matriarch was devoted to her family and |
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also served as a source of wisdom and inspiration to her five |
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grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Mary Ann |
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McManus will remember the way she touched their lives with her |
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warmth and delightful sense of humor, and she 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 life of Mary Ann McManus and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Melanie Ann "Cherry" Holmes, and her husband, William; to |
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her five grandchildren, Shea Rachetts, Jessica Copeland, Halie |
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Holmes, Billy Holmes, and Elizabeth Holmes; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Brooke and Sienna Rachetts and Jaclynn Faith |
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Copeland; to her brother, Jeffrey Alfred McCoy; to her sister, |
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Joyce Ann Hamm; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Mary Ann |
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McManus. |