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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Mary Ann |
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Harold of Waco, who passed away on April 6, 2011, at the age of 71; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 19, 1939, the former "Mae Cannie" Wright |
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was the daughter of Joe and LaVanna Wright; she attended public |
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schools in Chilton and then completed her education at A.J. Moore |
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High School in Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Robert L. Harold on |
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May 18, 1967, and the couple were blessed with two children, Ronda |
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and Kevin; a devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Harold dedicated herself |
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to her home and family as her husband's military career took them to |
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numerous postings over the course of 26 years; she eventually knew |
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the joy of welcoming grandchildren and great-grandchildren into her |
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large extended family; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring to Waco, Mrs. Harold became a member |
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of Union Missionary Baptist Church, and she later joined Community |
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Missionary Baptist Church; she served as president of the senior |
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choir; in addition, she was president of Queens of Heart Social Club |
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and a member of the Eastern Star; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann Harold centered her life around her family |
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and her faith, and those who were privileged to know her will long |
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cherish their memories of her kindness; 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 Mary Ann Harold and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, retired Chief of Police Robert L. Harold; to her children, |
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Alvin Wright, Robert Harold, Jr., and his wife, Charlotte, Audrey |
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Mae Dowell and her husband, Larry, Janet Graves, Ann Evans and her |
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husband, Larry, Dorothy Bryant and her husband, Harold, Gregory |
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Scott and his wife, Louanda, and Kevin Harold and his wife, Kathy; |
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to her brother, Raymond Knight, and his wife, Freddie; to her |
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daughter-in-law, Gloria Thomas; to her sister-in-law, Josephine |
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Wright; to her adopted daughter, Joanne Quiggley; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her many 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 Mary Ann |
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Harold. |
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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. 2252 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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