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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 Cecil Earnestine Anderson of Dallas on February 15, |
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2015, at the age of 106; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1908 in Cameron, Cecil Anderson attended |
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Paul Quinn College after high school, completed her bachelor's |
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degree at Huston-Tillotson College, received her master's degree |
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from Prairie View A&M University, and pursued postgraduate studies |
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at Texas A&M University; in 2013 she was awarded an honorary |
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doctorate of humane letters by Paul Quinn College and was |
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recognized as the school's oldest living graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson enjoyed a long and rewarding career in |
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education, teaching in the Cameron Independent School District for |
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more than four decades until her retirement in 1975; upon leaving |
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the classroom, Mrs. Anderson moved to the Dallas area and became |
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actively involved with a number of worthwhile community |
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organizations; she was a longtime precinct chair in South Dallas, |
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and she frequently volunteered her time and talents to the March of |
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Dimes and the Boy Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong member of the African Methodist Episcopal |
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Church, Mrs. Anderson was a valued congregant at Smith Chapel AME |
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Church in Dallas for many years; she held a number of important |
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leadership roles within the church, including steward, missionary, |
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and Sunday school and Vacation Bible School teacher; in her leisure |
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time, she took great pleasure in traveling, cooking, and visiting |
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with family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson was blessed with the love and support |
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of her husband, the late Luther Anderson, and she was the proud |
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mother of two children, Jacqueline and Kelly; with the passing |
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years, she experienced the joy of seeing her family grow to include |
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three additional generations; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of wisdom and inspiration, Cecil Anderson |
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made a positive difference in the lives of innumerable people as an |
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educator, civic leader, and role model, and all those who were |
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fortunate enough to know her will forever treasure their memories |
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of her kindness and devotion; 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 life of Cecil Earnestine |
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Anderson and extend sincere condolences to her many loved ones; |
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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 Cecil |
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Anderson. |