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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 with the passing of Vickie Lynn Willard Patterson of |
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Gonzales on April 23, 2012, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Eugene Powell Willard and Dorothy |
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Neal Willard, Vickie Willard was born on September 6, 1951, in San |
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Antonio; she graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School and |
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earned a degree in education from Southwest Texas State University |
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in San Marcos, where she was a member of the Chi Omega fraternity; |
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moreover, she was on the college dance team, the Southwest Texas |
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Strutters, and she continued to support the group throughout her |
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life; and |
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WHEREAS, She married James Wayne Patterson, and their years |
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of devoted matrimony were further enriched by the addition of a |
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daughter, Jayme, and a son, James; the couple raised their children |
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in Houston and later moved to a ranch in Gonzales County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Patterson taught for many years in San Antonio |
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and Houston, and she was active in the community as a founding |
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member of the Daughters of Liberty Republican Women in Houston, |
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which she twice served as president; she also contributed her time |
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and talents to the Harris County Republican Party and served on the |
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Greater Houston Council Republican Women Board of Directors; she |
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was a valued member of Second Baptist Church and School while in |
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Houston and joined Memorial Heights Baptist Church on arriving in |
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Gonzales; she subsequently became a leader there as a dedicated |
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board member of the Memorial Heights Grace Christian Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding civic |
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contributions, Mrs. Patterson received the Volunteer of the Year |
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Award for Senatorial District 7 from the Republican Party of Texas, |
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and in 1994, she was included in Who's Who of the Republican Party; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While the life of Vickie Patterson ended far too |
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soon, memories of her optimism, generosity, and wonderful sense of |
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humor remain to comfort and inspire all those who were privileged to |
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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 memory of Vickie Lynn Willard |
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Patterson and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, James Wayne Patterson; to her daughter, Jayme |
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Patterson Mason, and her husband, Richard; to her son, James |
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Patrick Patterson, and his wife, Danielle; to her granddaughters, |
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Taylor and Katherine Mason and Rachel and Reagan Patterson; to her |
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parents, Eugene Powell Willard and Dorothy Neal Willard; to her |
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brother, Eugene Neal Willard, and his wife, Cheryl; and to her other |
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relatives and many 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 Vickie |
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Patterson. |