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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Nelda Modena Weathersbee of Waco reached |
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this special milestone on February 15, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1915 to John Robert and Madie Vera |
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Richardson in Frisco, this lifelong Texan lived in Dallas and |
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Marlin before settling in Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 28, 1932, she married Claude Harrison |
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Weathersbee, with whom she shared 50 years until his death in 1983; |
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the couple raised four daughters, Phyllis Yvonne Layne, Carolyn |
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Jeanette Lara-Baird, Armeda Ann Jost, and Teresa Wonnelle Place |
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Weber, and the family has since grown to include five grandchildren |
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and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Weathersbee worked at a drug store and a |
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supermarket before joining the staff of the Library Binding |
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Company; she enjoyed a career there that spanned more than three |
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decades and retired just prior to her 80th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ, |
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Mrs. Weathersbee has written monthly columns for her church's |
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newspaper for more than two and a half decades; she has also |
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supported Haitian missionary efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and determination, Nelda Weathersbee has gracefully |
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reached the century mark and continues to enrich the lives of all |
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who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Nelda Modena Weathersbee on her |
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100th birthday and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Weathersbee as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1465 was adopted by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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