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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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passing of Ina Faye Minyard McGinnis of Troy on January 5, 2013, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ina Minyard was born in Mingus on October |
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19, 1928, to Harvey and Faye Minyard; after graduating from Gordon |
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High School in 1946, she worked as a dental assistant; and |
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WHEREAS, She found a life partner in Billy McGinnis, and the |
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couple were married on June 10, 1949, in Strawn; they followed |
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Mr. McGinnis's career to Idaho, South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, |
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Louisiana, Georgia, New Mexico, and Nevada before settling in Troy, |
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where they lived for more than 30 years; along the way, they were |
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blessed with four children, Robert, David, Michael, and Karen, and |
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they later shared in the joy of welcoming five grandchildren into |
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their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McGinnis was a devoted member of the First |
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Baptist Church of Troy and a lifelong Southern Baptist; she spent |
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many years teaching church youth classes, and she was always |
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available to students for advice and counsel; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ina McGinnis will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in her company will long endure in |
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the hearts of all those who held her dear; 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 Ina Faye Minyard |
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McGinnis and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Bill; to her children, Robert, David, and Michael |
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McGinnis and Karen Eicke; to her grandchildren, Jonathan, Matthew, |
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Patrick, Lane, and Jordan; to her sister, Joy Lee Minyard Reasoner; |
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and to her other 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 Ina |
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McGinnis. |
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Sheffield of Bell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1809 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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