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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Gwendolyn Swann |
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of Dallas, who passed away on March 30, 2013, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Dallas, Ms. Swann was involved in |
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a number of local organizations; she was a member of the National |
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Council of Negro Women, the Elks Lodge, and the Creekside Community |
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Neighborhood Watch; in addition, she served as a Democratic |
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precinct chair in Dallas County and as a poll worker, volunteered at |
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the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and founded the |
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Parent Center at Kimball High School; she was retired from the |
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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Swann nurtured a fine family that included four |
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children, Sherry, Sharon, Clyde, and Casey, and with the passing |
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years, her family grew to include six grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Swann treasured the time she spent in the |
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company of her friends and loved ones, and those she leaves behind |
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will in turn cherish their memories of this kind and caring woman; |
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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 Gwendolyn Swann and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Sherry Johnson, Sharon and Casey Swann, and Clyde Swann, |
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Jr.; to her brothers, Kenneth and A. D. Easley; to her grandchildren |
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and great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many |
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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 Gwendolyn |
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Swann. |