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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Agnes Schramm Fisher McClosky of Houston passed away |
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on September 24, 2013, at the age of 89, leaving her circle of |
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family and friends to cherish their many happy memories of time |
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spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest daughter of August Schramm and Justina |
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Horak, Agnes McClosky was born in Ammannsville on February 21, |
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1924; she grew up on a small cotton farm with her siblings, and |
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later worked at Frank's Restaurant in Schulenburg; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McClosky was predeceased by her first husband, |
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Albert Fisher; she later enjoyed many rewarding years of marriage |
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with her second husband, Tony McClosky, before his passing; devoted |
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to her six children, Margaret, Mark, Carol, Margaret Ann, Pat, and |
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Tony, she delighted in welcoming into her family 13 grandchildren |
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and 29 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of the Houston area, she was a |
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valued parishioner of Assumption Catholic Church, where she was a |
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member of the altar society; she also gave of her time and talents |
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to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the K.J.Z.T. Catholic |
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Family Fraternal of Texas, and the Polka Lovers Klub of America; in |
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her leisure time, Mrs. McClosky enjoyed working in her yard, going |
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polka dancing, and baking and cooking for her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Agnes McClosky lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her faith and her family, and she will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew 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 pay tribute to the memory of Agnes Schramm |
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Fisher McClosky and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her children, Margaret Fahrenthold and her husband, |
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Rick, Mark Fisher, Carol Havemann and her husband, Donnie, Margaret |
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Ann Leubner, Pat Chmiel and her husband, Larry, and Tony McClosky; |
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to her sisters, Maggie Kainer and her husband, Joe, Josie Kaase, and |
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Mary Ann Fishbeck and her husband, Marvin; to her sister-in-law, |
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Bernice Schramm; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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to her other relatives 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 Agnes |
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Schramm Fisher McClosky. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2298 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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