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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 512
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Elisabeth Guldmann Brannon on the grand occasion of her |
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100th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious lady is well known for her charm and |
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generosity of spirit, and she is a revered resident of our state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Elisabeth Guldmann was born March 24, 1913, in |
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Waller; she moved with her family as a young child to her father's |
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native Denmark, where they remained for several years before |
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moving to Canada when she was 10 years old; when she was 14, she |
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and her mother and sisters moved to Houston, and she graduated |
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from Reagan High School in 1931; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the late Joseph Brannon in 1935, and |
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the couple raised three children, Richard, Ronnie, and Brenda, |
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who have been a source of much pride and joy; Mrs. Brannon has |
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been blessed with 13 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and |
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14 great-great-grandchildren, and she is known affectionately to |
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her large and loving family as Nanny; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Brannon has cultivated |
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a wide variety of interests, including traveling, reading, |
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gardening, and dancing; a devout Christian who practices her |
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faith in her life, she was a member of Champion Forest Baptist |
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Church in Houston; she recently moved to Big Sandy, Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In celebration of her birthday, friends and family |
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are gathering March 24, 2013, to congratulate her and share in this |
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milestone in her life; a beloved and respected member of her |
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community, she is noted for her courage, her compassion for others, |
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and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Elisabeth Guldmann |
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Brannon on her 100th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell, Eltife |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 19, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |