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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 103
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In Memory |
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of |
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Leah Elizabeth Flowers |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Leah Elizabeth |
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Flowers, who died July 3, 2013, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Leah Flowers was born March 16, 1939, in Miami, |
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Florida; she grew up in Nashville and was a 1957 graduate of West |
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End High School, where she was a cheerleader; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending George Peabody College for |
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Teachers, she met Vanderbilt Divinity School student Ron |
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Flowers, and the couple married on August 21, 1959; they enjoyed |
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nearly 54 years of marriage together, raised three children, and |
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were blessed with grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The family moved to Fort Worth in 1966 when |
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Mr. Flowers took a position on the faculty of Texas Christian |
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University; Leah earned a degree from the university in 1978, and |
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she served as an administrative assistant in the Psychology |
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Department for 23 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A devout Christian who practiced her faith in her |
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daily life, she was a longtime member of University Christian |
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Church, where she served as an elder and was active in the |
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Outbound Communion Ministry, the Prayer Shawl Ministry, and the |
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Chancel Choir, which performed at Carnegie Hall; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her gracious personality, her |
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generous spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Leah Elizabeth Flowers; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Leah Flowers. |
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Davis |
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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 July 30, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |