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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Eleanora Simank Martin, who passed away on May 25, |
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2011, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Eleanora Simank was born in Thorndale on December |
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11, 1925, to Willie and Thursnelda Simank; when she was 18, she |
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married the love of her life, Johnny Martin, and they shared a |
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fulfilling relationship that endured until her death; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Martin and her husband were |
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blessed with three daughters, Donna Kay, Sharron Marie, and Bonnie |
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Sue, as well as 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; |
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Mrs. Martin was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she delighted |
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in hosting gatherings at her home; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime congregant of Trinity Lutheran Church in |
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Fort Worth, Mrs. Martin taught Sunday school and was a charter |
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member of the church's Ruth Circle; in addition, she served as a |
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board member of Trinity Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, Eleanora Martin lived a caring and purposeful life |
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centered around her family and her faith, and she will be forever |
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remembered with deep affection by all those who held her dear; 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 Eleanora Simank |
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Martin and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Johnny Wayne Martin; to her daughters, Donna Kay |
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Sagebiel and her husband, Gordon, Sharron Marie Burt and her |
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husband, Bill, and Bonnie Sue Story and her husband, Jim; to her |
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grandchildren, Richard Sagebiel and his wife, Nancy, Jason Sagebiel |
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and his wife, Annie, Jennifer Gold and her husband, Chris, Kayla |
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Sweet and her husband, Michael, Tim Burt, Tyson Burt, Brenda Spaeth |
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and her husband, Shawn, Jamie Story, Julie Azua and her husband, |
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Marcos, and Jessica Story; to her 11 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 Eleanora |
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Simank Martin. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2735 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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