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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1032
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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honoring Joyce Lavergne Stewart Smith on the occasion of her 80th |
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birthday, on June 3, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious lady and loyal friend is being |
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celebrated in the presence of her many admirers on June 1, 2013; |
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over the years, she has inspired countless individuals, who |
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revere her for her wise counsel, her love for life, and her |
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kindhearted nature; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1933 in Big Sandy, Joyce Smith grew up |
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with six brothers; in 1954, she married her sweetheart, Bobbie |
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Smith, whose work as an oil and gas man took the family to points |
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across Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, Regardless of where the family lived, Mrs. Smith |
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created a comfortable home, was a gracious hostess, and made many |
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friends, and she was an encouraging mother to her three sons, |
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Richard, Steve, and Bill; and |
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WHEREAS, As Mr. Smith prepared to retire, the couple |
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purchased a farm in Marshall, where they grew blackberries and |
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raspberries and ran a pick-your-own operation; Mrs. Smith made |
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any extra berries into delicious jams and jellies and sold them |
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in Jefferson and elsewhere; and |
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WHEREAS, After her husband passed away, Mrs. Smith lived |
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for a time in Jefferson and then moved to Breaux Bridge, |
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Louisiana, to be close to her eldest son and his family; today, |
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her sons and their families and her many other loved ones, |
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including numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, are |
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thrilled to have the good fortune to pay homage to the life of |
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this extraordinary lady; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Joyce Lavergne Stewart Smith on |
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her 80th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for an |
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enjoyable celebration of this milestone in her life; 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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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 May 22, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |