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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a |
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special occasion, and Joan Eleanor Turman of Austin marked this |
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significant milestone in her life on February 28, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1933, the former Joan |
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Conn is the daughter of Darlene and Paul Conn; she spent her early |
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years in Illinois, and her family eventually moved to San |
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Francisco, California; and |
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WHEREAS, She met her first husband, U.S. Army Lieutenant |
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Albert J. Fern, Jr., at the Presidio military base near the Golden |
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Gate Bridge; they became the parents of four children, Susan, Paul, |
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Catherine, and Charlene, and she devoted herself to raising them |
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while taking on many responsibilities as an officer's wife at |
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military posts across the United States and Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the end of her first marriage, she was |
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joined in matrimony to the Honorable James A. Turman, who served as |
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speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1961 to 1963; |
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they have shared a fulfilling relationship of more than three |
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decades; today, Mrs. Turman takes pride in a fine family that has |
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grown to include five grandchildren, Jennifer, John, Kara, Ashley, |
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and Elliot, and she continues to set an example of strong faith and |
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good humor; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a host of loved ones, Joan Turman is a |
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source of joy and inspiration to all who have the great privilege of |
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knowing her and sharing in the richness of her life; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joan Eleanor Turman on her 80th |
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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. Turman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |