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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laverne Townsend of Waco passed away on April 30, |
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2011, at the age of 79, leaving her loved ones to cherish their many |
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happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Bill and Alice Canon, the former |
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Laverne Canon was born on February 9, 1932, in Brownwood; in May |
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1954, she wed Darrell Townsend, with whom she had a daughter, |
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Carrie, and a son, Bruce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Townsend worked early in her career as a |
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telephone operator and was later employed by Montgomery Ward and |
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Word, Inc.; in retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her |
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children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and cheering on |
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her favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys; she was also a valued and |
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longtime member of Lake Shore Drive Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Laverne Townsend lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her faith and her family, and she will long be |
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fondly remembered by all who were privileged to know her; now, |
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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 Laverne Townsend and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Carrie Townsend Rodriguez, and her husband, Jimi; to her |
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son, Bruce Townsend; to her grandchildren, Brandon and Tyler |
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Rodriguez, Heather Warren, and Jarrett and Weston Townsend; to her |
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three great-grandchildren; to her brother, William R. Canon; and to |
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her other 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 Laverne |
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Townsend. |