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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Lucy Agnes Kocurek Pierce of West |
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Columbia marked this momentous milestone in her life on January 21, |
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2017, to the delight of her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Frank and Johanna Kocurek in El Campo in |
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1917, the former Lucy Kocurek married Dalton F. Pierce on January 8, |
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1935, and they went on to share nearly seven decades together; they |
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became the proud parents of three children, Ann, Janice Lynn, and |
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Deborah Grace; in 1942, they settled in West Columbia, where they |
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built a home with the help of relatives and friends; Mrs. Pierce |
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worked in grocery stores before turning her sewing hobby into a |
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business, and over the years, she made many lovely wedding gowns and |
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prom dresses; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Pierce is a founding member of St. John's |
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Catholic Church, and she is still very active in the congregation; |
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she also mentored young women as a Girl Scout leader; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of many talents and interests, Mrs. Pierce |
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has created beautiful oil paintings, watercolors, and pencil |
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sketches over the years; she also became a life master at bridge in |
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2000 and adds to her master points by playing twice a week; fond of |
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traveling, she has visited 49 of the 50 states, as well as the |
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Vatican and several foreign countries; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Pierce played softball in her younger years, |
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and she remains an avid sports fan; she likes attending Roughneck |
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football games, and in 2002, she carried the Olympic torch on its |
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passage through Beaumont; on January 18, 2017, she was an honored |
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guest of the Houston Rockets, and she was presented with the |
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game-winning ball by James Harden; today, she continues to live in |
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her home of more than 70 years and enjoys maintaining her flower |
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beds and landscaping; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with the affection of a host of loved ones |
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and sustained by her strong faith, Lucy Pierce has gracefully |
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reached the century mark and continues to enrich the lives of all |
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who are fortunate enough 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 Lucy Pierce on the joyous occasion |
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of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Pierce as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |