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WHEREAS, Memories of joyful times and meaningful |
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accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends of Lottie |
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Ruth Turner Clariday of Mineola, who passed away on November 2, |
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2014, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Hurshell and Minnie Turner in Montgomery, |
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Alabama, on October 18, 1923, the former Lottie Turner grew up in |
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Birmingham, where she graduated from Ramsay High School and |
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attended Birmingham-Southern College; she subsequently moved to |
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Nashville, Tennessee, to work as a secretary for her uncle, John |
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Ozier; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 28, 1948, she married John Clariday, with |
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whom she shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 66 years; they |
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raised their children, Mary, John, Greg, and Kevin, in Dallas and |
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Southlake and then made a new home for themselves in Mineola after |
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retiring; Mrs. Clariday was a skilled bridge player and a talented |
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artist, and she was instrumental in the establishment of the |
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Mineola League of the Arts, serving as its first president; she was |
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a valued congregant at Cartwright Baptist Church in Quitman; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved for her warm heart, sweet smile, and |
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generous spirit, Lottie Clariday enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and she will long be remembered with |
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deep affection by all who knew 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 pay tribute to the life of Lottie Ruth Turner |
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Clariday and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Dr. John Clariday; to her sons, John Clariday Jr. |
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and his wife, Rhonda, Dr. Gregory Turner Clariday and his wife, |
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Barbara, and Kevin Patrick Clariday and his wife, Loretta; to her |
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daughter, Mary Jacquelin Clariday Burdette; to her seven |
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grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lottie |
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Clariday. |