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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Spreuer Meyer of Dallas passed away on April |
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8, 2013, leaving her circle of loved ones to cherish their many |
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happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 22, 1929, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, |
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Barbara Spreuer earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University; |
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she married Frederick R. Meyer, and the couple spent 57 years of |
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devoted matrimony together; along the way, they became the parents |
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of three children, Amy, Cheri, and Brad, and their family |
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eventually grew to include five grandchildren and two |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Meyer worked as a personnel director for a |
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major grocery store chain for several years before focusing |
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full-time on raising her children and caring for the home; after |
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initially residing in Fort Wayne, she and her husband lived in El |
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Paso, Cambridge, and Nashville before settling in Dallas in 1967, |
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and Mrs. Meyer was adept at organizing to make the moves easy for |
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the entire household; and |
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WHEREAS, She contributed to her church, along with her |
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husband, by teaching classes to young couples preparing to marry, |
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and she was involved in the larger community as the cohost of |
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regular garage sales and home tours that raised funds for the |
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Republican Party; and |
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WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Mrs. Meyer enjoyed spending |
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vacations and holidays at the family's Galveston beach house and |
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pursuing her interest in woodcraft, for which she had a special |
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talent; moreover, she took pleasure in the companionship of her |
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beloved dog, Maggie; and |
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WHEREAS, With her devotion, wisdom, and kindness, Barbara |
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Meyer made a meaningful difference in the lives of those who knew |
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her best, and she will be remembered with great admiration and |
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affection for many years to come; 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 Barbara Spreuer |
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Meyer and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her daughters, Cheri and Amy; to her grandchildren, Justin and |
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Brandon Bouldin, Scott and Kelsey Barrentine, and Kristen Meyer; to |
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her great-grandsons, Xavier and Alexander Bouldin; 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 Barbara |
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Meyer. |