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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Nell Yates Helka of Waco on April 17, 2011, at the age of |
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82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in South Bosque on January 9, 1929, the former |
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Nell Yates was the daughter of Lawrence and Mary Yates; she shared a |
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rewarding relationship with her husband, Vincent George Helka, and |
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was a loving mother to her daughter, Jan, and her son, James; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Helka was employed as a bookkeeper until her |
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retirement, and in her free time she enjoyed dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Nell Helka will be deeply missed, cherished |
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memories of time spent in her company will long endure in the hearts |
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of her family and friends; 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 Nell Yates Helka and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Jan Hopper; to her son, James E. Hopper, Jr., and his |
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wife, Sherry; 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 Nell Yates |
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Helka. |