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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4
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In Memory |
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of |
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Martha Jean Fleming Pinnelli |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Martha Jean Fleming Pinnelli, who died |
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December 28, 2014, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Jean Fleming was born on December 13, 1922, in |
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Florence, Arizona; she moved with her family to Austin in 1928, |
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and she graduated from Austin High School before attending Texas |
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Woman's University; and |
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WHEREAS, She served the nation with distinction during |
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World War II as a member of the United States Navy; while |
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stationed at the Shoemaker Naval Hospital near San Francisco, she |
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met her future husband, Albert Pinnelli, and they married |
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immediately after the war; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Pinnelli moved to Elgin, Texas, where |
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Mr. Pinnelli joined the staff at Fleming Hospital, and in 1951, |
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they moved to Stephenville; Mrs. Pinnelli devoted herself to |
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raising their sons, Al and Joe, and she instilled in them the |
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values of honor, ethics, and commitment to others; she was a |
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tireless supporter of the arts; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and integrity, she |
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gave selflessly to others, and she was noted for her modesty, her |
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elegant simplicity, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Martha Jean Fleming Pinnelli; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Martha Jean Fleming Pinnelli. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 13, 2015, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |