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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Marlena Morine Terry of White Oak, who died on May 27, |
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2013, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Marlena Morine Raley was born on May 7, |
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1930, in Veribest to James "Cot" Olan Raley and Wilhelmina Alma |
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Marie Spieker Raley; she grew up in Junction and married Euel |
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Jackson Smith in 1948; the couple moved to Bronte, where they raised |
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their family and were active in the First Methodist Church; after |
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Mr. Smith's untimely passing in 1960, Mrs. Smith found emotional |
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support among a group of widows known as the "seven angels"; and |
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WHEREAS, To provide for her family, Mrs. Smith went to work |
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at Henry's Fast Food and Grocery, and a family friend, William |
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Eppler Terry, who had also recently lost his spouse, would stop by |
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regularly to visit with her on her coffee breaks; when the couple |
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actually began dating, most of their evenings out were spent |
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driving around together on Mr. Terry's night shift, while he |
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checked wells for Standard Oil; soon the two fell in love, and on |
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May 29, 1961, they exchanged their marriage vows; after the |
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wedding, they moved with their blended family to Anson, and several |
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years later they settled in White Oak; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Terry was the devoted mother of eight children, |
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and as the years passed, she became a grandmother many times over; |
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more than anything, she delighted in spending time with her family, |
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and she enjoyed immensely their frequent, lively card games, which |
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often called for her to step in as a judicious referee; she was |
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preceded in death by her son Allen Michael Terry and by her grandson |
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James Hughey Smith, Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Terry was a |
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member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a volunteer with Meals |
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on Wheels; she also played an active role in White Oak United |
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Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Marlena Morine Terry is greatly missed, she |
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will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held her |
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close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Marlena Morine Terry and extend sincere sympathy to the members |
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of her family: to her husband, William Eppler Terry; to her |
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children, James Hughey Smith and his wife, Joann, Patricia Ann |
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Owens and her husband, Raymond, Gary Don Smith and his wife, Joy, |
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Richard Wayne Smith and his wife, Sheron, Stephen Dennis Terry and |
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his wife, Susan, Barbara Ruth Boone, and Mollie Jeanette Upton and |
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her husband, Paul; to her grandchildren, Danny Terry, Joey Terry, |
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Rusty Terry, E. J. Smith, Krystal Isgitt, Kelli Jester, Homer |
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Owens, Jason Owens, Miranda Croft, Jeb Smith, Neely Smith, Billy |
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Terry, Cody Terry, Mandy Munoz, Dustin Upton, Dexter Upton, Dakota |
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Upton, and Leslie Wilhelm; to her 26 great-grandchildren; to her |
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brother, Olan Raley; to her sister, Minnie Pearl Hooker; to her |
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lifelong friend, Rosemary McAlexander; and to her other relatives |
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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 Marlena |
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Morine Terry. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 46 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on June 21, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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