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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 a |
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special occasion, and Clidell Elliott of Troup marked this |
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significant milestone in her life with family and friends on |
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December 28, 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Milam County in 1914, the former Clidell |
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Wornick is the daughter of Ibra Terry and Lilly Pearl Pennington |
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Wornick; she moved to East Texas with her family as a child and |
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later relocated to a small farm outside of Troup in the early 1920s; |
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after attending the Sharptop School in the community of Henry's |
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Chapel, she graduated from high school in Troup with the Class of |
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1933; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Elliott moved to Houston in 1941 and worked for |
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her sister at cafes in the Bayou City and in nearby Pasadena during |
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World War II, eventually going to work for First Pasadena State |
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Bank; after marrying in 1948 and welcoming a son, Bill, she became a |
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full-time homemaker for a few years; returning to the workforce, |
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she gained employment at San Jacinto State Bank, from which she |
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retired in 1981 after 27 years of notable service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Elliott lived in Colorado near her son's family |
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before making Pasadena her home for nearly a decade; in 1997, she |
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purchased property near her childhood home and lives there today |
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with her son; and |
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WHEREAS, Clidell Elliott is a source of tremendous |
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inspiration, and in sharing the experience gained through a century |
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of life well lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that |
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benefits all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Clidell Elliott on the occasion of |
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her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued 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. Elliott as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2076 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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