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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 Annastazie Nemec Kennedy of Corpus Christi on March 29, |
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2015, at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Annastazie Spalek, affectionately known |
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as Nancy, was born on July 31, 1916, to Frank and Marie Spalek in |
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Plum; she enjoyed a rewarding family life with her husband Fred |
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J. Nemec and their eight children, Michael, Anna Marie, Richard, |
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Elizabeth, Patricia, Fred, Joe, and Benny; after Mr. Nemec passed |
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away, she was fortunate to find love again with her second husband, |
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Harry Kennedy; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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Mrs. Kennedy delighted in cooking and baking for her loved ones, |
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whom she treated to bounteous Czech meals and such other delicious |
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fare as strudels and kolaches; she also counted sewing, quilting, |
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and crocheting among her favorite pastimes; Mrs. Kennedy was a |
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valued, longtime member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, |
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where she was involved with the Altar Society and other church |
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activities; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Nemec Kennedy enjoyed a life that was rich in |
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the intangibles that matter most, and she is deeply missed by all |
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those who held her dear; 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 Annastazie Nemec |
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Kennedy and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Patricia Nemec, Fred Nemec, Joe R. Nemec and his |
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wife, Pam, and Benny Nemec and his wife, Marilyn; to her son-in-law, |
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Earl Runte; to her daughter-in-law, Lisa Syma; to her sister, Norma |
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Birmingham; to her 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 2 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Nancy Nemec |
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Kennedy. |