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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Marshall lost an admired resident with |
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the passing of Jennifer Larned on May 23, 2015, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Jennifer Larned was born in Fort Leavenworth, |
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Kansas, on August 9, 1950, to Royce and Betty Larned; two years |
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after moving with her family to Marshall, she graduated as a member |
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of the Marshall High School Class of 1968, and she subsequently |
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earned a bachelor's degree from East Texas Baptist College; she |
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went on to enjoy a fulfilling career as secretary and comptroller of |
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the local Head Start program, for which she maintained accurate |
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documentation and ensured compliance with federal government |
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regulations; she also handled the funds and grants used to finance |
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the restoration of the historic Harrison County courthouse; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her busy professional life, |
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Ms. Larned explored her love of the stage as a cofounder of the |
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Amity Community Theatre and as a theatrical technician for the |
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Opera House Theatre Players and other amateur companies in |
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Marshall, Jefferson, and Longview; though she preferred the |
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behind-the-scenes action of lighting, set building, and costuming, |
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she acquired a performance credit with her role as the nurse in a |
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production of The Man Who Came to Dinner; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Ms. Larned |
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benefited her local Rotary Club as district secretary and was |
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honored by the organization as a Paul Harris Fellow, and she also |
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was active with the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce and the |
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Marshall Regional Arts Council; she further distinguished herself |
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as an enthusiastic supporter of the Harrison County Democratic |
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Party and the Marshall/Harrison County League of Women Voters, and |
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she shared her time and talents with numerous political campaigns; |
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a staunch advocate of preserving the area's historic buildings and |
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cemeteries, she also served as chair of the Harrison County |
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Historical Commission and was involved with a number of other local |
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historic and cultural organizations, and she wrote or edited the |
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text of several of the county's historical markers; and |
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WHEREAS, Jennifer Larned was a significant asset to her |
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community and an inspiring role model to many, and she leaves behind |
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a record of service that her loved ones can remember with pride; |
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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 life of Jennifer Larned and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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siblings, Chester Larned and his wife, Sharon, and Penelope |
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Narramore and her husband, Roger; to her niece and nephews, Keeley |
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Pratt and her husband, David, Bryan Larned and his wife, Amanda, and |
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William and Clay Narramore; to her great-nieces and great-nephews, |
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Addison, Morgan, and Brynnan Pratt and Christian and Alecia Perez; |
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to her cousin, Candyce Clayton; to her aunt, Jan Clayton; and to her |
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other 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jennifer |
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Larned. |
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Hughes |
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Paddie |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3459 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 31, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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