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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1088
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In Memory |
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of |
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Ruby Jo Halden |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Ruby Jo Halden, who died May 6, 2013, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 5, 1928, Ruby Jo grew up in |
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Longview; a multitalented musician, she marched in her high |
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school band and became proficient in the flute, violin, piano, |
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and harmonica; she enrolled at The University of Texas at the age |
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of 16 and became one of only two women to obtain a business degree |
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in 1948; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1950, she married Dr. E. Richard Halden, Jr.; |
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they raised their seven children in Fort Worth, and Mrs. Halden |
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became active in historic preservation and support of the arts; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Her efforts to protect many of the city's |
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architectural gems include her creation of the |
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Save-the-Scott-Home campaign, which rallied to preserve the |
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historic Winfield Scott home, Thistle Hill; she was also a |
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founder of the Ryan Place Improvement Association, and she played |
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a vital role in the National Register's designation of Elizabeth |
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Boulevard as the first residential historic district in Fort |
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Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, The interests and talents of this civic-minded |
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citizen were myriad and far-reaching, and through her support of |
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many Fort Worth institutions, she has left a lasting legacy of |
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cultural involvement; she also worked full-time managing the |
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medical offices of a number of physicians over the course of her |
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career; and |
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WHEREAS, As a mother and grandmother, and as a friend to |
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many, Ruby Jo Halden will be profoundly missed; she was committed |
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to leaving the world a better place for future generations, and |
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her memory will be forever cherished by all who knew her; 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 sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Ruby Jo Halden; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Ruby Jo Halden. |
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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 26, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |