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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 Martha |
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Ann Belcher of Waco, who passed away on May 9, 2011, at the age of |
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75; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 31, 1936, in Fort Worth, the former |
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Martha Ann Pool was the only child of Jack and Estelle Pool; in |
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1954, she moved from Houston to Waco with her parents and enrolled |
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at Baylor University; she completed almost all the requirements for |
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graduation before serious illness compelled her to leave school; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Martha Pool and Roy Belcher exchanged their wedding |
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vows on April 30, 1960, and the couple shared a devoted union of 51 |
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years; together with her husband, Mrs. Belcher was a valued member |
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of Richfield Christian Church, and after health challenges |
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prevented her from attending services, she and Mr. Belcher enjoyed |
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watching church programs on television; and |
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WHEREAS, Long involved with the Order of the Eastern Star, |
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Mrs. Belcher was a past matron of Lorena Chapter No. 1124 and a |
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50-year member of Waco Chapter No. 7; she founded the Heart O' Texas |
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Hallmark Ornament Collectors Club, which generated many new |
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friendships over the years, and she maintained a lasting pen pal |
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relationship; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the many family relationships that |
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Mrs. Belcher cherished were those with her Grandmother Purser, |
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Uncle Jadi, cousin Jim Purser, and cousin Betty; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved for her warmth, kindness, and generous |
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spirit, Martha Belcher enriched immeasurably the lives of her |
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family and friends, and they will forever hold her close in their |
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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 Martha Ann Belcher and |
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extend sincere condolences to her husband, Roy Belcher; to her |
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husband's cousin, D'Ann Martin; to her close friend, Doris West; and |
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to 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 Martha Ann |
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Belcher. |