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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 105th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a |
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special occasion, and Laura Ann Ransom of Denver City is |
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celebrating this milestone with family and friends on April 16, |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Atoka, Oklahoma, in 1908, the former Laura |
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Rutherford is the daughter of Benson and Sidney Jane Rutherford; |
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she spent her early years in central and western Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Clyde Ransom, and the |
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couple became the proud parents of a daughter, Ovella; later, Mrs. |
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Ransom experienced the joy of welcoming into her family a |
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granddaughter and grandson; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, she and her husband owned and |
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operated Ransom Photography Studio in Hobart, Oklahoma; they later |
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retired from the business and moved to Pampa, Texas; following the |
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death of her husband, Mrs. Ransom lived for a time in Memphis, |
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Texas, and in 2004, she moved to Denver City to be near family |
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members; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Ransom is a treasured resident of the |
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Shinnery Oaks Community, where she generously shares her wealth of |
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fascinating memories with others; she participates in a morning |
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exercise class, and on Sunday afternoons, she delights in visits |
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from area church choirs; while her failing eyesight has kept her |
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from such favorite activities as knitting and crocheting, she takes |
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great pleasure in singing along to hymns and getting her nails done; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Laura Ransom has witnessed a panorama of change over |
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the course of more than a century, and through her faith, wisdom, |
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and experience, she continues to enrich the lives of all who are |
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fortunate enough 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 congratulate Laura Ann Ransom on the occasion of |
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her 105th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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. Ransom as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Hemphill |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1346 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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