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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 151
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Thelma Lee Burditt Ivison on the joyous occasion of her |
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100th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Thelma Burditt was born on September 22, 1917, in |
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Scurry County, Texas; she graduated from Snyder High School in |
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1936 and earned a nursing degree from King's Daughters Hospital |
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in Temple in 1939; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Ira Truman Ivison on December 9, 1939, |
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and they were blessed with two daughters and a son; they were |
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married for more than 41 years, until Mr. Ivison passed away in |
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1981; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ivison guided her family by loving example; |
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generous and nurturing, she always helped to care for family |
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members in times of illness; and |
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WHEREAS, When her children began to build lives of their |
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own, she initially went to work in a coffee factory; she later |
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worked as a cook for a day care center and as an assembly line |
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worker at a house shoe company; she also learned to play the bass |
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guitar and played with a senior citizens' band that performed at |
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weekly senior dances, nursing homes, and weddings; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Thelma Ivison continues to drive her own car |
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and to manage her own finances, and she still cares for her home and |
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one-acre property outside of Odessa; she is a strong, loving, and |
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fiercely independent woman who is beloved throughout the |
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community, and her 100th birthday is indeed cause for celebration |
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among her many friends and loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby recognize Thelma Lee |
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Burditt Ivison as a treasured citizen of the Lone Star State |
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and extend to her congratulations on her 100th birthday; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as a memento of this very special day. |
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Seliger |
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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 August 15, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |