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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Arabella Davis of Arlington, who died on December 6, 2011, at the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Arabella Toney was born in Plainview on |
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November 26, 1935, to O. T. and Laura Grace Toney; she graduated |
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from high school in Abilene and went on to earn a bachelor's degree |
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in education from Baylor University; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Arlington, she joined the First |
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Baptist Church, where she met John L. Davis; they were married in |
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1968, beginning a rewarding relationship that lasted for 43 years; |
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together, they were blessed with two sons, Stephen and Michael, and |
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saw their family grow to include five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis distinguished herself in the course of a |
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29-year career as a teacher in the Arlington Independent School |
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District, during which she mentored hundreds of students at Short |
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Elementary School and Wood Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated educator and a loving wife, mother, and |
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grandmother, Arabella Davis excelled in all of these roles, and she |
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leaves behind a legacy that will be treasured by all who held her |
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dear; 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 life of Arabella Davis and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, John L. Davis; to her sons, Stephen Davis and his wife, |
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Ronda, and Michael Davis and his wife, Melissa; to her |
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grandchildren, Haley Davis, Jordan Davis, Anna Davis, J. Davis, and |
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Mark Davis; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Arabella |
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Davis. |