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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Sandra Lee Anderson |
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have suffered a deep loss with the passing of this beloved woman on |
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March 7, 2015, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Richwood, West Virginia, Mrs. Anderson |
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was born to Charles and Glendine Sears on August 22, 1947; she |
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graduated from Brentwood High School in Brentwood, New York, in |
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1966; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Texas, the former Sandy Sears |
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married Charles "Doc" Anderson on August 21, 1981; sharing with him |
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a love of animals, she played a key role in the management and |
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operation of his clinic, Anderson Veterinary Hospital, and in |
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running Top Notch Ranch as well; she was also involved in many |
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aspects of her husband's campaigns for the Texas House of |
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Representatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Intensely engaged in civic life, Mrs. Anderson held |
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nearly every office in the McLennan County Republican Women, at one |
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time or another, and she was also a member of the McLennan County |
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Republican Club; she gave generously of her time and talents to the |
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Heart O' Texas Fair and Rodeo and was staunchly supportive of other |
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community organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by her strong religious faith, |
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Mrs. Anderson demonstrated tremendous courage and grace over the |
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course of a 28-year struggle with multiple myeloma; after suffering |
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a fracture of her right arm, owing to her illness, she dismissed her |
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doctor's opinion that her bowling days were over and instead |
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developed a left-handed delivery; an avid and accomplished bowler, |
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she competed with her team, the Byrd House, for more than a |
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quarter-century at the local, state, and national levels; in |
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addition, she was an ardent football fan and cheered |
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enthusiastically for both the Texas A&M Aggies and the Dallas |
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Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, Sandy Anderson was a source of joy and inspiration |
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to many, and she has left an indelible imprint on the hearts of |
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those who were blessed 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 pay tribute to the life of Sandra Lee Anderson |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, State Representative Charles "Doc" Anderson; to her son, |
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Thomas Schmidt; to her grandsons, Jonathan Reyes, Bradlee Estes, |
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and Jaeson Estes; to her mother, Glendine M. Sears; to her sister, |
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Charlotte Cornell, and her husband, Robert; to her brother, Charles |
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W. Sears Jr., and his wife, Kelly; to her nieces, Rachael M. Benson |
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and Auburn, Anna, and Caitlyn Sears; to her nephew, Charles W. Sears |
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III; and to her many 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 the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sandra |
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Lee Anderson. |