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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Lois Elaine Ramsey Van Wart of Houston, who passed away on April |
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25, 2016, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Lois Ramsey was born on May 30, 1933, to |
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Johnnie and Billie Ramsey; raised in Houston, she attended |
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Jefferson Davis High School and the University of Houston; she |
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married C. Donald Van Wart, and the couple became the proud parents |
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of two children, Jeffery and Jill; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Van Wart was |
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an active member of the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club and Magic |
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Circle Republican Women's Club, the latter of which she served as |
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president; she also gave of her time by volunteering with the |
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Houston Methodist Hospital Service Corps for 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Lois Van Wart lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered on her family, her faith, and her community, and those who |
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were fortunate enough to share in her love and affection will |
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forever carry her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lois Elaine Ramsey |
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Van Wart and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family: to her |
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husband, C. Donald Van Wart; to her children, Jeffery Van Wart and |
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his wife, Linda, and Jill Van Wart Hood; to her grandchildren, |
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Jeffery Van Wart Jr. and his wife, Kaci, William Hood II, Elaine Van |
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Wart, Donald Hood and his wife, Ashley, and Carson Van Wart; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Rebecca Hood and Jeffery Van Wart III; and to |
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her 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 Lois Van |
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Wart. |
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Davis of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 111 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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