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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Carmen Newbill Boyd of Amarillo passed away on July 16, |
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2012, at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Joe and Sue Newbill, the former Carmen |
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Newbill was raised in Vega and graduated with the Class of 1980 from |
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Vega High School; and |
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WHEREAS, She attended Texas Tech University and the Methodist |
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Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock and went on to earn a |
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bachelor's degree in nursing from West Texas State University; Ms. |
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Boyd served the medical community in Amarillo as a registered nurse |
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for nearly three decades; a highlight of her career was the five |
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years she spent as a vocational health occupations teacher with the |
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Canyon Independent School District at Randall High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she enjoyed the love and |
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support of her husband, Eddie Boyd, with whom she shared nearly a |
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quarter-century of marriage; devoted to her family, Ms. Boyd was |
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the loving mother of two children, Caroline and David, and she |
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especially enjoyed cheering them on in their many school and |
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extracurricular activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Carmen Boyd |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her deep faith |
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and caring nature, and she will forever hold a treasured place in |
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their hearts; 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 Carmen Newbill Boyd |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Eddie Boyd; to her children, Caroline and David; to her |
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mother, Sue Hall, and her husband, Gerald; to her sister, Kim Cook, |
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and her husband, Scotty; to her stepbrothers, Mike and Steve Hall; |
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to her in-laws, Donnie, Lera, and Ernie Boyd; to her aunt, June |
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Ehresman, and her husband, Allen; to her close friends, Julie Gwyn |
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and Michele Barton; and to her many other friends and relatives; |
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and, 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 Carmen |
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Newbill Boyd. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 222 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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