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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 Linda |
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Sue Brooks of Axtell, who passed away on May 9, 2011, at the age of |
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60; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Louis and Dorthy Johnson, the former |
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Linda Sue Johnson was a Chicago native who grew up in Tulsa; she |
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earned a degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls |
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and attended McLennan Community College in Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Brooks was employed most recently as a part-time |
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sales associate at Walmart and treasured the many friendships she |
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made among coworkers and customers alike; she developed still |
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another circle of friends through her love of bowling; a |
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participant in two leagues, she was uncharacteristically |
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competitive whenever she stepped to the line; in addition, she |
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found great pleasure in artistic pursuits and expressed her |
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creative flair through such avenues as scrapbooking, oil painting, |
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and jewelry making; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply spiritual and compassionate, Ms. Brooks was |
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quick to offer assistance to anyone in need; she previously |
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volunteered with Fuzzy Friends Rescue, from which she adopted her |
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beloved dog, Kady; and |
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WHEREAS, Linda Brooks and her husband, Ted, shared a |
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rewarding marriage of 27 years and enjoyed many happy times with |
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their family, which has grown to include four children, nine |
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grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; in their leisure time, |
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the couple took a number of cruises and traveled extensively; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Linda Brooks |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her laughter and |
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her kindness, and she will forever hold a treasured place 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 Linda Sue Brooks and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Ted Brooks; to her sons, Billy Ray Strickland and his wife, |
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Sundee, and Larry Hulvey and his wife, Alayna; to her daughters, |
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Sheila Tidrick and her husband, Beau, and Tammy Dunn and her |
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husband, Stan; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; 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 Linda |
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Brooks. |