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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Barbara Jean Childress Witt of Woodville, who passed away on |
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April 19, 2013, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Jacksonville, the former Barbara |
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Childress was born to Rupert and Ruby Childress on October 12, 1933; |
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she was a member of the Campground Baptist Church and a former |
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Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 298 in |
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Silsbee; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan found a life partner in her |
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husband, Charles Witt, with whom she enjoyed more than six decades, |
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and the couple were blessed with three children; over the |
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years, their family grew to include 12 grandchildren, 8 |
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great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter; Mrs. Witt |
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and her husband owned and operated Childress Monument Works in |
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Woodville; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Witt touched the lives of countless people |
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during her time on this earth, and she leaves behind a legacy that |
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will forever be treasured by all those who shared in her love and |
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friendship; 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 Jean |
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Childress Witt and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Charles Witt; to her sons, Chuck and Curt |
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Witt; to her daughter, Cindy Pratt, and her husband, Max; to her |
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sister, Paula Niebur; to her grandchildren, Joy, Jean, Christen, |
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and Trinity Witt, Rob, Michele, and Jana Georgas, Phillip Thompson, |
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Julie Kriegel, Bruce and Jenna Chandler, and Newt Pratt; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Taylor, Macy, and Aubery Witt, Caleb and |
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Carleigh Kotrla, Alexis Haley, Coleton Kriegel, and Christopher |
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Thompson; to her great-great-granddaughter, Cambrie Waggener; and |
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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 Barbara |
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Jean Childress Witt. |