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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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death of Barbara Laine Brunner of Banquete on April 6, 2015, at the |
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age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Barbara French was born in Robstown on |
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November 13, 1930, to John James French and Lenna Lee French |
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Bengtson; after graduating from Robstown High School, she earned a |
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bachelor's degree in elementary education from Texas College of |
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Arts and Industries, and in 1951, she began teaching at De Zavala |
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School in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. French was joined in matrimony to Richard |
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E. Brunner in 1952, and they shared more than six decades together; |
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they were blessed with four children, Richard, James, John, and |
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Robbe, and their family later grew to include a granddaughter and a |
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great-granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, After raising her children, Mrs. Brunner resumed |
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her career, teaching third and fourth grades at Banquete Elementary |
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School for 25 years, until her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Brunner was active in the Daughters of the |
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American Revolution, and she served on the board of the Robstown |
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Area Historical Association; she also maintained her friendships |
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with her Delta Theta sorority sisters throughout her life; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled cook and baker, Mrs. Brunner shared her |
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famous buttermilk pies and banana bread with friends and loved ones |
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and put together a cookbook of her favorite recipes; she also |
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delighted in creating floral arrangements, decorating her home for |
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the holidays, and shopping for antiques with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Barbara Brunner |
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will long remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth |
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and generosity, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; 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 Barbara Laine |
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Brunner and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Richard E. Brunner; to her sons, Richard T. |
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Brunner and his wife, Benita, James Brunner and his wife, Geneva, |
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John Brunner and his girlfriend, Lucero Tellez; to her daughter, |
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Robbe Brunner and her boyfriend, Mark Henricks; to her |
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granddaughter, Shea Lynn Brunner-Gonzales; to her |
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great-granddaughter, Brianna Brunner; and to her other relatives |
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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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Barbara |
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Laine Brunner. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2113 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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