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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Alma Faye Madden of Amarillo on August 26, 2012, at the age |
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of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Alma Madden, affectionately called "Abbie," was |
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born in Texas to Clyde and Jessie Faye Cowden; after graduating from |
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Midland Lee High School, she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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liberal arts from The University of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, During her years at UT, she met Wales Hendrix |
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Madden, Jr., who served as student body president, and the couple |
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were married in 1952; they settled in Amarillo, and over the course |
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of their rewarding 60-year marriage, they were blessed with two |
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children, Wales and Tawney, as well as seven grandchildren and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to helping manage her family's oil |
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business, Mrs. Madden contributed in myriad ways to the life of her |
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community; a champion of many worthy causes, she served as |
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president of the Junior League of Amarillo for four years, promoted |
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the advancement of Amarillo College, and funded a scholarship in |
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visual arts at West Texas A&M University; she also rendered |
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outstanding service to her alma mater, endowing a professorship in |
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the university's College of Liberal Arts and serving on several UT |
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boards; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed philanthropist was a talented artist |
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and the creator of more than 150 works in oil, charcoal, and |
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watercolor, many of which she gave to friends or auctioned in behalf |
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of charity; her painting "The Wedding Feast at Cana" hangs in the |
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Great Hall of the First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, her faith, and her community, |
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Abbie Madden gave freely of her time and energy to make the world |
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around her a better place, and although she is deeply missed, |
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memories of this beloved woman remain to inspire all those who were |
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privileged to know 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 life of Alma Faye Madden and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Wales Madden, Jr.; to her children, Wales Madden III and |
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his wife, Nita, and Tawney Macfarlan and her husband, Dean; to her |
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grandchildren, Shawnee Hancock and her husband, Nick, Mac Macfarlan |
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and his wife, Sophie, Wales Madden IV and his wife, Lauren, Brandy |
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Thompson, Callie Nixon and her husband, Ryan, Hamilton Madden, and |
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Cody Jennings; to her six great-grandchildren; and to her other |
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relatives and friends; 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 Alma Faye |
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Madden. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 574 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 7, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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