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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Longtime Golden Triangle resident Frances Helen |
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Russell of Brookeland passed away on May 1, 2013, at the age of 82; |
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WHEREAS, A Port Arthur native, Mrs. Russell graduated from |
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Crozier Tech High School in Dallas in 1948 and went on to obtain her |
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nursing education from Lamar University; she subsequently embarked |
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on a career as an operating room nurse at Christus Hospital-St. |
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Elizabeth in Beaumont, where she worked for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Russell shared a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, Ellis Russell, and she was the devoted mother of two |
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children, Marilyn and Jim; over time, her family grew to include 10 |
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grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, in whom she took great |
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pride; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her fun-loving personality, Frances |
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Russell touched the lives of countless people, and those she leaves |
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behind will 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 life of Frances Helen Russell |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Ellis Russell; to her daughter, Marilyn Matlock; to her |
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son, Jim Russell; to her sister, Marilyn Weeks; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives |
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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 Frances |
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Helen Russell. |