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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Charlcie Nutt Phillips of Carthage on July 23, 2017, at |
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the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Charley and Delia Cassity Nutt, the |
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former Charlcie Mae Nutt was born in Gary on May 19, 1919, and grew |
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up with the companionship of her three brothers, Travis, James, and |
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Alton; she went on to graduate from Gary High School and attended |
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Panola College; on July 17, 1937, she was joined in matrimony to |
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James William Phillips in Beckville, and the couple shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned 63 years, until his passing in |
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2001; she was the proud mother of a son, Bobby James Phillips, and |
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she was further blessed with three grandchildren, Christy, Cammy, |
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and Cameron, and four great-grandchildren, Ryan, Rachel, Jeremy, |
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and Matthew; and |
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WHEREAS, During World War II, Mrs. Phillips lived with her |
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husband in Beaumont, where he worked at the local shipyards; for |
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much of her life, she was a resident of Panola County and an |
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employee at Gary Gas; a woman of strong faith, she taught Sunday |
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school at Eastside Baptist Church in Gary, and she later joined the |
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congregation of First Baptist Church of Carthage; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and purposeful life, |
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Charlcie Phillips left a lasting imprint on the hearts of all who |
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treasured her, and they will forever remember her with deepest |
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affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Charlcie Nutt Phillips and extend heartfelt sympathy to her |
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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 Charlcie |
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Phillips. |