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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Irene McGregor Ratliff of Lubbock on February 8, 2013, at |
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the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, Descended from a long line of Texas pioneers, the |
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former Irene McGregor was born in Haskell County on December 21, |
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1912, to Charles and Juliana McGregor; she graduated from Haskell |
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High School and went on to study in York City and at Baylor |
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University; in 1944, she married O. B. "Charlie" Ratliff, with whom |
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she shared six decades before his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ratliff was devoted to her children, Almeida |
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and Alan, and to her four grandchildren and nine |
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great-grandchildren; active in her West Texas community, she |
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participated in the Lubbock Garden Club and the Koshari Club, and |
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she helped to establish Raintree Christian Church; she also shared |
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her time with people in need, volunteering to drive her neighbors to |
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doctor appointments; a gifted storyteller, she wrote a book about |
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her family history, and she was a talented artist as well, known for |
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her hand-carved birds; she enjoyed nature in all of its forms, |
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whether she was taking long walks through the canyons of her family |
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ranch or working in her garden; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Irene Ratliff |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her kindness, her |
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warmth, and her wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever hold |
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a treasured place in 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 Irene McGregor |
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Ratliff and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her daughter, Almeida Skeet Workman, and her husband, Don; to her |
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son, Alan Ratliff, and his wife, Elizabeth; to her grandchildren, |
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David Workman, Mark Workman, Susan Hare, and Margie Boyd; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Quince, Neal, and Juliana Workman, |
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Luke and Jake Boyd, and Juliana, Caleb, and Tressie Hare; and to her |
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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 the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Irene |
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Ratliff. |
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Perry |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2526 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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