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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Margaret Ann Dunlap Thompson of Dallas, who passed away |
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on March 30, 2013, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Peggy Dunlap was born in Dallas in 1933 to |
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Hugh D. Dunlap and Margaret Brown Dunlap; she met her future |
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husband, Jere W. Thompson, at Highland Park High School in 1949, and |
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together they attended The University of Texas at Austin, where |
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Miss Dunlap was the treasurer of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority; after |
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Mr. Thompson's graduation in 1954, the couple were joined in |
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matrimony on June 5; through the years, the Thompsons were blessed |
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with seven children, and their family later grew to include 23 |
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grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, all of whom knew their |
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high-spirited grandmother as "Peppy"; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Thompson devoted herself to her loved ones, |
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attending every event and remembering every special occasion; Mr. |
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Thompson ultimately became the chief executive officer of the |
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Southland Corporation and his wife was by his side to support him |
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every step of the way, traveling with him and maintaining a list of |
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the names and contacts they made around the world; a devout Catholic |
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as well, she assisted in the offering of communion as a lay |
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Eucharistic minister, and she was active with the Cistercian Abbey |
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and Preparatory School; in addition, she helped found the women's |
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auxiliary at the Nexus Recovery Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Peggy Thompson lived a rewarding and purposeful life |
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centered around her faith and her family, and she leaves behind a |
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legacy of love, compassion, and concern for others that will |
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continue to inspire all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Margaret Ann Dunlap |
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Thompson and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Jere W. Thompson; to her sons, Jere |
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Thompson, Jr., and Michael, Pat, Chris, and David Thompson; to her |
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daughters, Debbie Nelson and Kim Thornton; to her brothers, |
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Devereux Dunlap and Chris Dunlap; to her grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Margaret |
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Ann Dunlap Thompson. |