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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 Ruby Lee O'Neal Greene on February 3, 2017, at the age of |
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90; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Henry and Dovie O'Neal, the former |
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Ruby O'Neal was born on November 1, 1926, in the town of Eloise in |
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Falls County; one of 12 children, she grew up in Antioch and met her |
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future husband, Shellie Tom Greene, while in school; the couple |
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married in 1946 and became the parents of two sons, Vincent and |
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Shellie, and four daughters, Dorothy, Dovie, Henretta, and Marilyn; |
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while raising her family in Odessa, Mrs. Greene encouraged a love |
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of learning, and they all graduated from college and went on to |
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professional careers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Greene adored children and demonstrated an |
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exceptional commitment to early education; she taught many little |
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ones in her home and at First Baptist Church Day Care and Odessa |
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College Day Care; kind, caring, and always willing to help, she |
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enjoyed cooking for others, and her kitchen was a most welcoming |
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place; she could be counted on for wise, unstinting advice as well |
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as a tasty meal, and she was also admired for the elegance of her |
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attire, which included stiletto heels and stylish hats; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Greene was a valued |
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member of St. James Baptist Church and served as a deaconess and as |
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a member of the Missionary Circle and choir; she later joined |
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Concord Baptist Church while living in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Ruby Greene |
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will remember her warmth, strength of character, and compassion, |
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and she will forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, |
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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 life of Ruby Lee O'Neal Greene |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Dorothy Jackson and her husband, David, Shellie Tom |
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Greene Jr. and his wife, Flora, Dovie Jackson and her husband, |
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Isaac, Henretta Holmes and her husband, Jerry, and Marilyn Clark; |
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to her siblings, Velma Sanders, Johnny O'Neal, and Hazel Harden; to |
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her grandchildren, David, Danese, Tracy, Jerretta, Jerret, Kellee, |
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Michael, Ranthony, and Vincent; to her 12 great-grandchildren; and |
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to her other relatives and 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 Ruby |
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Greene. |