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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Marty |
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Sue Marshall of Rockport, who passed away on February 12, 2017, at |
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the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Charlie Marshall and Violet Marshall |
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Duncan, Marty Sue Marshall was born on October 25, 1952, in |
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Beeville; she attended Aransas Pass High School, where she was a |
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cheerleader and voted Most Popular, and she remained in the Coastal |
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Bend area throughout her adult life; working alongside her father |
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at the family business, Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes and |
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Crematory, she continued to run the business after his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Marshall was devoted to giving back to her |
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beloved community, and in 2009, she founded the Rockport Rockettes, |
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a women's organization centered on fellowship and charity; over the |
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years, she also lent her time and talents to numerous civic groups, |
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including the Woman's Club of Aransas Pass, the Rockport Center for |
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the Arts, the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce, the Rockport-Fulton |
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Humane Society Adoption Center, and Aransas County 4-H; and |
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WHEREAS, Of all her endeavors in life, Ms. Marshall was most |
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proud of her family, which included her daughters, Bridget Sue |
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Ramey St. John and Jordan Taylor Marshall, her son-in-law, Bruce |
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St. John, her stepchildren, Dennis Ramey and his wife, Maria, and |
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Ralee Dawn Ramey, and her brother, Bill Marshall; and |
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WHEREAS, Marty Sue Marshall will long be remembered for her |
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honesty, loyalty, and infectious energy, and her memory will |
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continue to shine brightly in the hearts of all those who had the |
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pleasure of knowing 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 pay tribute to the life of Marty Sue Marshall and |
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extend deepest condolences to her many relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Marty Sue |
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Marshall. |