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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Violet E. Hames Law of Tye passed away on August 1, |
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2014, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Violet Hames was born in Belleview, |
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Florida, on January 22, 1931, to Winters B. and Mary Eleanor Hames; |
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she married Kennon Law on April 16, 1950, and the couple shared in |
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the joy of raising four children, Kennon, Thomas, Carrie, and |
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Kindra; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Tye, Mrs. Law served her |
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community as city secretary, city councilwoman, and mayor during a |
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time when few women held political office; she felt strongly that |
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affordable housing should be made available to low-income families |
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and that local youth should be encouraged to participate in |
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politics; she worked for the improvement and beautification of Tye, |
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and for many years the family also owned and operated a business |
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there; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Law was a faithful member of Tye Baptist |
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Church; in her leisure time, she enjoyed tending roses in her |
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garden, bird-watching, fishing, traveling, and writing poetry, and |
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she was also an ardent fan of the Texas Rangers; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family and dedicated to her |
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community, Violet Law will be deeply missed, and the generosity, |
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love, and pioneering spirit she demonstrated throughout her life |
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will forever inspire all those who had the good fortune to know her; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Violet E. Hames Law |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Kennon Law Jr. and his wife, Janet, and Thomas M. Law and his |
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wife, Sherreta; to her daughters, Carrie Copeland and her husband, |
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David, and Kindra Smith and her husband, Kenneth; to her brothers, |
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Donald, Gene, Dean, and Peek Hames; to her sister, Mary Ann |
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McIntyre; to her 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Violet E. |
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Hames Law. |