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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Patricia McCall of Houston, who passed away on June 3, 2013, at |
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the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud fifth-generation Texan and a descendant of |
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two families from Stephen F. Austin's Old 300, Pat McCall was born |
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in Houston on March 17, 1932, to Verner and Mildred Powell McCall; |
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she graduated from The Kinkaid School in 1950 and attended |
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Randolph-Macon Woman's College; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McCall was an active member of her community, |
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and she shared her time and energy as a volunteer with The Kinkaid |
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School and with the Methodist Hospital Service Corps, where she |
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earned a lifetime membership; she was also a longtime congregant of |
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Chapelwood United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat McCall was especially passionate about |
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politics, and she served as a precinct chair, attended several |
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state and national Republican conventions as a delegate, and |
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assisted with many local campaigns; she held membership in the |
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Magic Circle Republican Women's Club, Houston Professional |
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Republican Women's Club, United Republicans of Harris County, Texas |
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Federation of Republican Women, and the Greater Houston Pachyderm |
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Club; among the accolades she received were the "Tough Tusk" award |
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and meritorious service plaques from the Greater Houston Pachyderm |
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Club and a mention in Grassroots Women: A Memoir of the Texas |
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Republican Party by Meg Grier; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her volunteer work, Ms. McCall |
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enjoyed traveling, and she visited many places across the world; |
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above all, she was devoted to her four children, Roberta, Joseph, |
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John, and Margaret, and her eight grandchildren; she also shared |
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her affection with the many pets she adopted over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, Pat McCall will |
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forever be remembered as a woman of strength and compassion who |
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remained engaged in the community throughout her life and who found |
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joy and inspiration in helping others; 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 life of |
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Patricia McCall and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her children, Roberta L. Haeckel, Joseph C. Huston, John |
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F. and Susan M. Huston, and Margaret P. Huston; to her |
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grandchildren, Megan Huston, Christopher and Lacey Haeckel, Laura |
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Haeckel, Abigail Haeckel, Joseph Huston, Jr., Sean Huston, Holly |
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Huston, and Caitlin Huston; to her cousin, William Dwyer; to her |
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niece, Lila McCall; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Patricia |
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McCall. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 25, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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