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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 90th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a |
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special occasion, and Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese of Houston marked |
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this significant milestone in her life on April 10, 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1922, the former Madeleine Kaiser grew up in |
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Pont-a-Mousson in the Lorraine region of France; she met her future |
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husband, E. R. DeWeese, Jr., in November 1944, when he was stationed |
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in Lorraine as a quartermaster officer in the United States Army |
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during World War II; the couple met through a French family, which |
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had welcomed Captain DeWeese as one of their own, and began studying |
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English and French together; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain DeWeese was transferred stateside soon |
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after their marriage, and Mrs. DeWeese made arrangements to follow |
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him as soon as possible; following a grueling passage on a converted |
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hospital ship, she was reunited with her husband in New York, and |
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they rushed to Paris, Texas, to visit his ailing father; a reporter |
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from a Dallas newspaper covered her debarkation at Love Field on |
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April 4, 1946, in an article recounting her "dramatic 5,000 mile |
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dash" to meet her father-in-law; she is believed to have been the |
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first war bride to arrive in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, After settling in Hugo, Oklahoma, Mrs. DeWeese |
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worked diligently to improve her English, and she became a United |
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States citizen in 1954; she voted Republican in her first election |
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and has maintained steadfast allegiance to the party ever since; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. DeWeese takes great pride in her |
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daughters, Vivian Yancey and Donna Patschke, her grandchildren, |
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Blake Yancey, Allison Patschke, and Amanda Patschke, and her |
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great-grandchild, Colton Parker Yancey; and |
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WHEREAS, Madeleine DeWeese has earned the admiration and |
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affection of countless people through the years, and it is truly a |
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pleasure to honor this treasured nonagenarian; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Madeleine Kaiser DeWeese on her |
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90th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. DeWeese as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gooden |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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