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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Pittsburg lost an admired community |
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leader with the death of Estelle Parker on January 15, 2015, at the |
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age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 25, 1919, in Titus County, the |
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former Estelle Crain was the daughter of William Lee Crain and Nina |
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Estelle Smith Crain; she married William Russell "W. R." Parker, |
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and they became the parents of four daughters, Linda, Mary Ann, |
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"Hedy," and "Tonnie"; through the years, Mrs. Parker saw her family |
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grow to include 7 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 2 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, Mrs. Parker and her husband opened a |
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plumbing business that they expanded to include appliances, floor |
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coverings, and furniture; for seven decades, as the owner of Parker |
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Furniture and Appliance, "Mama Parker," or "Mrs. Estelle," as she |
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was fondly known, worked to promote a vital downtown Pittsburg |
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through her own store's initiatives and as a favorite customer at |
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many local shops; she was also a valued congregant of the First |
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Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Estelle Parker was a devoted mother and grandmother |
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and a significant asset to her business and her community; her |
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commitment to her loved ones and to Pittsburg will be remembered and |
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admired for years to come; 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 Estelle Parker and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Linda Grundish, and her husband, David; to her |
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grandchildren, Dr. Mike and Ann McCrady, Dr. Bob and Julie McCrady, |
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Tom McCrady, Liz and Bobby Goodman, Tinkie Williams, Keith and Anna |
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Sewell, and Paul and Laurie Sewell; to her 13 great-grandchildren |
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and her 2 great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and |
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many friends; 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 Estelle |
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Parker. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2079 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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