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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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with the passing of Margaret Ann McCarthy Williams of Duncanville |
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on May 18, 2015, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Henrietta, Oklahoma, on December 19, 1924, |
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the former Margaret McCarthy grew up lovingly spoiled by her |
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parents, Joseph Michael McCarthy and Mary Nancy LaVelle-McCarthy, |
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in a household rendered rambunctious by her brothers, John and Joe; |
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following World War II, she married James Henry Williams, and they |
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became the proud parents of two daughters, Ann and Myra; the couple |
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moved from Seminole, Oklahoma, to Seminole, Texas, where they ran a |
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successful clothing store, B. Williams and Sons; a devout Catholic, |
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Mrs. Williams led the effort to establish St. James Catholic |
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Church, and she was a key member of the St. James Altar Society; in |
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later years, she worshiped with her oldest daughter at Holy Spirit |
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Catholic Church in Duncanville; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams maintained her allegiance to the |
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University of Oklahoma, whose crimson banner matched the fiery hue |
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of her hair; while devoted to her family, she did not shy away from |
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disputes over collegiate sports dominance, and she was also a |
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fierce bridge player who enjoyed a little trash-talking on her way |
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to becoming a life master; she was a staunch Democrat and supporter |
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of John F. Kennedy and Hillary Clinton, and she loved to rib her |
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Republican friends; with her quirky, infectious laugh and saucy |
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ways, she won a host of admirers; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Margaret |
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Williams will remember the way she brightened their lives with her |
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warm, funny, and feisty personality, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their 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 Margaret Ann |
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McCarthy Williams and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her daughters, Ann Williams-Hubener and Myra |
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Williams-Rogers; to her grandchildren, James Hubener, Katy |
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Hubener-McKamie, Casey Williams-Joshlin, Courtney |
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Williams-McGill, Chelsea Rogers-Landry, Monty Rogers, and Camber |
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Rogers; to her 10 great-grandchildren; and to her many other |
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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 Margaret |
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Williams. |