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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Ethel Mae Wolfe of Houston |
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are mourning the passing of this beloved woman on January 20, 2014, |
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at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ogden, Utah, on June 9, 1947, to Bonnie and |
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Leroy Haddock, Mrs. Wolfe grew up in Northwest Tennessee; inspired |
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by her uncle, a minister, she graduated from the University of |
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Tennessee and went on to earn two master's degrees from |
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Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Houston, Mrs. Wolfe found |
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employment as the assistant director of the Fletcher Street Mission |
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Center; over the years, she also worked for the food stamp office |
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and for child welfare and child protective services, managed her |
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husband's CPA and law offices, and served as a youth counselor; she |
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concluded her career as an 11th-grade English teacher at Lamar High |
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School and as an elected trustee for the Cypress-Fairbanks |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ethel Haddock married Bob Wolfe on |
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December 21, 1974, and they became the proud parents of two sons, |
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Michael and Jeffrey; Mrs. Wolfe cherished the time she spent with |
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her children and with her two beloved granddaughters, Loryn and |
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Addisyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Ethel Wolfe's days were rich in family, friends, and |
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meaningful achievements, and those who were blessed to share in her |
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love and affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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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 Ethel Mae Wolfe and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her sons, |
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Michael and Jeffrey; to her granddaughters, Loryn and Addisyn; to |
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her sister, Gloria; to her brother, Leroy; and to her other |
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relatives and 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 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 Ethel |
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Mae Wolfe. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2294 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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