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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An exemplary life devoted to family, faith, and |
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public service came to an untimely end with the passing of Margaret |
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Merle Roberts of Houston on January 4, 2017, at the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 21, 1970, to Charlie and Allegro |
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Scott, the former Margaret Scott was the youngest of eight |
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children; growing up in the Riverwood Estates community, she |
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attended schools in the North Forest Independent School District |
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and graduated in 1988 from M. B. Smiley High School, where she was a |
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member of the Eagles marching band and a majorette; she continued |
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her education at Texas Southern University and the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Roberts was employed as a bank teller and banker |
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before taking a job as a correctional officer with the Texas |
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Department of Corrections; in April 1994, she began a career with |
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the Houston Fire Department that would go on to span 22 years; she |
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loved her work and the opportunity that it gave her to protect the |
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public and serve alongside her fellow first responders, and she |
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further contributed to her profession as an active member of the |
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Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association IAFF Local No. 341 |
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and the Houston Black Fire Fighters Association and as a teacher at |
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the Houston Community College Robert Garner Firefighter Academy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable woman treasured her family above all |
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else, taking great pride in her three children, Dominique, Daniel, |
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and Crystal, as well as her stepdaughter, Jerlisa, her two |
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grandsons, Julian and Kareem, and her stepgrandson, Reginald; she |
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enjoyed a fulfilling relationship with Daniel Jerome Roberts II, |
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whom she married in 1998; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful entrepreneur, Ms. Roberts pursued a |
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number of business ventures, including the trucking company that |
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she and her husband owned, Like Magic Transportation; she also |
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worked as a licensed real estate and loan officer, and she had a |
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passion for Harley-Davidson motorcycles; a woman who drew on her |
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faith for guidance and inspiration, she was a valued member of |
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St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Humble; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her death has brought great sorrow to her |
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family and friends, Margaret Roberts touched many lives during her |
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time on this earth, and all those who shared in the warmth of her |
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affection will forever hold her close 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 memory of Margaret Merle |
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Roberts and extend deepest condolences to all those who mourn her |
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passing; 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 Margaret |
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Roberts. |
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Huberty |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 945 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 30, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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