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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Heather Madeline Lathem of Childress, who passed |
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away on March 14, 2017, at the age of 13, touched the hearts of |
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countless people during her brief time on this earth; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Childress on November 10, 2003, Maddie |
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Lathem was the cherished daughter of Hunt and Hannah Lathem; she was |
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a seventh grade student at Childress Junior High School, where she |
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enjoyed visiting with her teachers and friends and studying her |
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favorite subject, history; Maddie also had an active life outside |
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of school, participating in gymnastics and church activities, and |
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she had dreams of one day becoming a professional baker; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a beautiful smile and a contagious |
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laugh, Maddie brought joy and enthusiasm to every moment; she |
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inherited her passion for reading from her mother and her sense of |
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humor from her father, and she took great delight in spending time |
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with her close-knit family, which included her older brother and |
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best friend, Sam; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her love, kindness, and purity of spirit, |
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Maddie Lathem inspired the best in everyone around her, and the |
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wealth of happy memories that she leaves behind will be treasured |
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forever; 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 Heather Madeline |
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Lathem and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her parents, Hunt and Hannah Lathem; to her brother, Sam Lathem; |
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to her grandparents, Randall Ryan and his wife, Shirley, and Marc |
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and Kay Lathem; to her aunts, Serena Davidson and her husband, |
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Clint, and Heather Sharp and her husband, Lane; to her uncles, Paul |
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Ryan and his wife, Jennifer, and Zack Ryan and his wife, Beth; to |
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her cousins, Ryan, Donny, Ashley, Hunter, Belle, Kate, Barrett, and |
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Emmy; and 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 Maddie |
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Lathem. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1595 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 4, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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