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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 100th birthday is indeed cause for celebration, |
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and Bessie Justiss Cason of Winnsboro marked this significant |
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milestone in her life on February 7, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Bessie Justiss was born in Snow Hill in |
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1915 to Una Joe and Willie Lowe Justiss, and she grew up with 11 |
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siblings on her family's farm in Morris County; she graduated from |
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Daingerfield High School in 1935 and went on to attend Abilene |
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Christian College; during World War II, she helped keep the Justiss |
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farm operational by driving to Dallas, Shreveport, Tyler, and |
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Longview to collect supplies; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Eugene Cason in 1946, and the couple |
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were blessed with three children, Lowe Ann, Carolyn, and Scott; |
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they lived in Daingerfield until 1958, when they moved to Atlanta, |
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Texas, for Mr. Cason's work; after retirement, she and her husband |
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enjoyed traveling with Mrs. Cason's brothers and sisters to such |
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varied destinations as the Arctic Circle and Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently, Mrs. Cason resides in Winnsboro, and she |
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looks forward to the annual family reunion at Caddo Lake; she |
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delights in spending time with her loved ones, for whom she is a |
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source of great wisdom and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Meeting life's challenges with resilience, |
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optimism, and determination, Bessie Cason has gracefully reached |
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the century mark and continues to enrich the lives of all who are |
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fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bessie Justiss Cason on her 100th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Cason as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |