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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to a close with the |
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passing of Ruth Gibson Moore on March 4, 2015, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, on July 6, 1920, |
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Mrs. Moore moved to Texas at an early age; she grew up on a dairy |
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farm near Alvin, and as a young woman, she could often be found |
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singing to the cows from horseback and roller-skating in the barn; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore finished high school a year early and |
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went on to graduate with honors from St. Mary's Infirmary School of |
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Nursing in Galveston; in March 1941, she joined the U.S. Army Nurse |
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Corps as a registered nurse and second lieutenant, and she managed |
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the obstetrics unit at the army hospital in Big Spring during World |
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War II; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ruth Gibson met the love of her life, |
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G. Tom Moore Jr., while serving her country; on January 2, 1942, the |
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couple married in the chaplain's tent at Camp Swift in Brownwood; |
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over the course of a rewarding union that spanned nearly seven |
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decades, they became the proud parents of a daughter, Judy, and two |
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sons, Tom and Bobby, and they took great delight in their seven |
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grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Relocating to her husband's hometown of Beaumont, |
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Mrs. Moore established and operated an obstetrics center called the |
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Beaumont Infirmary; Mr. Moore's career as a district manager with |
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals took them to Austin in 1958 and to San Antonio |
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a decade later, and in her retirement, Mrs. Moore devoted her |
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talents to hosting her famous cocktail parties for a wide circle of |
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friends; the consummate hostess, she ensured the family's social |
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success with her exceptional culinary skills and her wonderful |
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sense of humor; she later returned to nursing at Nix Hospital in San |
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Antonio when her children left home; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moore was an active congregant at St. Luke's |
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Episcopal Church in San Antonio; she served on Altar Guild and |
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worked at the Green Door Thrift Shop, and in her free time, she |
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enjoyed golfing, boating on Lake Austin, and playing bridge; |
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following her husband's retirement, the couple traveled across the |
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country in their motor home; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved for her strength, her compassion, and her |
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hearty laugh, Ruth Moore touched many lives during her journey on |
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this earth, and those who shared in her love and affection will |
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forever hold her close 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 Ruth Gibson Moore |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Judy Sprowls, and her husband, Steve; to her |
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grandchildren, Garrett Sprowls, Kristin Sprowls Gilbert and her |
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husband, Phil, Michele Moore Hirata and her husband, Jeff, Tom |
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Moore IV and his wife, Aaryn, Robby Moore and his wife, Stephanie, |
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Christopher Moore and his wife, Rikky, and Ashley Moore; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Ainsley Gilbert, Gennifer and Tyler Hirata, |
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and Kaleb, Christopher, Trey, Maddy, and C. J. Moore; to her |
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daughter-in-law, Sue Moore; to her brother, Rex Gibson; 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 Ruth Gibson |
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Moore. |