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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A long life filled with meaningful accomplishments |
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drew to a close with the passing of Helen Marie Brady Hunter of Waco |
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on April 14, 2011, at the age of 105; and |
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WHEREAS, Marie Brady Hunter was the daughter of Camden C. |
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Brady and Laura Hill Brady, two of the original settlers of Dallas; |
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a decorator by profession, she learned her craft at a specialty |
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school in New York in 1925; and |
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WHEREAS, A descendant of early Texas pioneers, Ms. Hunter |
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cherished everything about the Lone Star State; for five decades, |
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she was an active member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas |
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and the Dallas County Pioneer Association, as well as the Daughters |
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of the American Revolution and the National Society of New England |
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Women; and |
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WHEREAS, She spent the first 92 years of her life as a |
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resident of Dallas, where she was a longtime congregant at |
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Believers Chapel, and she moved to Waco in the late 1990s; in the |
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past few years, she enjoyed riding on the DAR float in the Veterans |
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Day Parade and throwing candy to children and others who lined the |
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route; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her delightful sense of humor and ready |
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smile, Marie Brady Hunter brightened the lives of many people |
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during her years on this earth, and she will be deeply missed by all |
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those who knew and loved her; 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 Helen Marie Brady |
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Hunter and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her children, David Hunter and Loy Hunter Burgess; to her nine |
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grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and to her other |
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relatives and friends; 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 Marie Brady |
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Hunter. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2241 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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