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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Agnes Pauline Alexander, who passed away on April 4, 2013, at the |
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age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Fisher, Louisiana, the former Agnes |
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Grisham was born on January 14, 1919, to William Tolbert "Pete" |
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Grisham and Mary Velma Winham Grisham; the family moved to |
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Livingston, and she attended high school there; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 16, 1936, she exchanged the vows of matrimony |
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with Arnold F. Alexander; the newlyweds established their own |
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business, Alexander BBQ, which they jointly owned and operated |
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until retiring in 1985; they enjoyed more than 50 rewarding years |
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together before Mr. Alexander's passing in 1989, and their lives |
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were further enriched by the addition of three children, Becky, |
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Peggy, and Arnie; over time, their family also grew to include a |
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number of treasured grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by a deep faith, Mrs. Alexander was a |
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longtime congregant of First Baptist Church of Livingston, where |
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she shared her gifts as a pianist and organist; she delighted in her |
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role as a mother and grandmother and was blessed with a close-knit |
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circle of friends, who always found in her a trusted and thoughtful |
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companion; and |
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WHEREAS, Agnes Alexander lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and all those who were fortunate to share in her love and affection |
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will forever hold her close to their hearts; 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 Agnes Pauline |
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Alexander and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Becky Stotts and her husband, T. H., Peggy |
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Meredith, and Arnie Alexander and his wife, Ginger; to her |
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grandchildren, Connie Nagy and her husband, John, Kevin Stotts, and |
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Troy Meredith; to her great-grandchildren, Amber Johnson and her |
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husband, Clint, Ashley Nagy, and Jacob Nagy; to her |
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great-great-grandchildren, Natalie and Riley Auld; 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 Agnes |
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Pauline Alexander. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2130 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 17, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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