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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 507
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Avanell C. Heard Moore on the grand occasion of her |
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100th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious lady is well known for her charm and |
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generosity of spirit, and she is a revered, lifelong resident of |
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Ben Wheeler; and |
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WHEREAS, Avanell C. Heard Moore was born March 20, 1911, |
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the youngest child of Jesse and Sabra "Molly" Heard; she met |
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Monna Lee "Booster" Moore at the age of 16, and after a three-year |
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courtship, the couple married in 1930; they raised three children |
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and delighted in each other's company over the course of almost |
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73 years of marriage; and |
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WHEREAS, A creative and talented homemaker and mother, |
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Mrs. Moore has always enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, canning, |
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baking, playing games, and fishing; in addition to her duties at |
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home, she worked many hours in the family business, Moore's |
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General Merchandise, which was run by four generations of the |
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Moore family and is now a restaurant, meeting hall, and |
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entertainment venue known as Moore's Store; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore and her husband traveled extensively |
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by car in retirement, and she assembled a fascinating rock |
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collection from the locations they visited throughout North |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practices her faith in her |
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daily life, Mrs. Moore is a member of the Ben Wheeler Church of |
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Christ; she continues to live independently in her home and |
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enjoys solving puzzles and visiting with her grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In celebration of her birthday, friends and |
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family are gathering at Moore's Store on March 19, 2011, to |
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congratulate her and share in this milestone in her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby recognize Avanell C. Heard Moore as a |
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treasured citizen of Ben Wheeler and our state and extend to her |
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best wishes for a memorable 100th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Deuell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 15, 2011. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |