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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Peggy Bass Holton of Terrell is marking a notable |
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milestone in her life on April 19, 2013, when she celebrates her |
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91st birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1922 to Margaret Hewey Bass and Thomas |
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Tucker Bass, the former Peggy Bass spent her youth in Jacksonville, |
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Florida, before moving to Terrell; as a teenager, she enjoyed |
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sneaking onto the roof of her family's home to enjoy forbidden |
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cigarettes with her dear friend, Emily; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her heart was broken when her first love |
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was killed in World War II, she went on to share a rewarding |
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marriage with Charlie Holton that spanned 56 years before his |
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passing in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Holton values the rich history of her |
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community; she has been featured on the PBS show Nowhere But Texas, |
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where she recalled the years of the No. 1 British Flying Training |
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School, a facility in Terrell that trained more than 2,000 pilots |
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for the RAF and U.S. Army Air Forces between 1941 and 1945; today, |
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she lives in a historic home that was once owned by her |
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grandparents; built in the 19th century, it served as the first |
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school in Kaufman County; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has greatly enriched the lives |
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of her family and friends, and she has earned a special place in the |
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hearts of all those who have the good fortune to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Peggy Bass Holton on the joyous |
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occasion of her 91st birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued 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. Holton 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. 122 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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