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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 105th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Eva Hagle of Midland marked this |
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momentous milestone in her life on January 28, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1912, Eva Hagle grew up on a ranch in |
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Stonewall County with 12 siblings; she was working at her sister's |
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boardinghouse in Artesia, New Mexico, when she met her future |
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husband, John "Whitey" Hagle; after their marriage in July 1938, |
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the couple settled in Crane; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hagle moved to Wilmington, California, |
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to work in the shipyards during World War II; while employed at the |
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California Shipbuilding Corporation on Terminal Island in Los |
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Angeles County, Mrs. Hagle became exceptionally skilled in the use |
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of an acetylene torch, much to the disgruntlement of some of her |
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male colleagues; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, the Hagles returned to Crane to raise |
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their daughter, Rita; they opened the Airport Drive-In and also |
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owned a sand and gravel business and a truck weigh station until the |
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death of Mr. Hagle in 1962; Mrs. Hagle worked at C. R. Anthony for a |
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time as well; following her retirement in 1977, she relocated to |
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California to be close to her daughter and grandsons, Jeffrey and |
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Dennis; the family settled in Midland in 1981; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hagle continued to live independently until |
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May 2016, and she credits her longevity to the philosophy "Work |
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hard, mind your own business, and keep on dancing"; until recent |
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years, she was a member of the Permian Basin Dance Club, and |
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although bad knees have now obliged her to eliminate the polka and |
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two-step from her routine, she continues to enjoy listening to |
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music; and |
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WHEREAS, An inspiring member of the Greatest Generation, Eva |
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Hagle has witnessed a panorama of change over the course of more |
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than a century, and she has met life's challenges and opportunities |
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with determination and grace, earning the deep admiration of all |
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who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Eva Hagle on her 105th birthday and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Hagle as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |