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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Barbara Hart Nicholson of Abilene on January 23, 2017, at |
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the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The youngest of five children, the former Barbara |
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Hart was born to H. E. and Charlotte Hart in Dallas on March 23, |
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1937; she graduated from Abilene High School in 1955 and |
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subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in business education from |
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Abilene Christian College; while an undergraduate, she met the love |
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of her life, Randy Nicholson, and they were joined in matrimony on |
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November 18, 1957; over the course of nearly six decades of |
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marriage, the couple were blessed with a fine family that included |
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their daughter, Randa, their son-in-law, Jeff, and their grandson, |
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Braden; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nicholson served as an instructor of typing, |
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bookkeeping, and shorthand at Anson High School before being hired |
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as chair of the business department at O. H. Cooper High School in |
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Abilene, where she taught for five years; after the birth of her |
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daughter in 1966, she devoted herself full-time to her home and her |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted vocalist, Ms. Nicholson performed in vocal |
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ensembles throughout high school and college, and she later sang |
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with the Abilene Christian University Alumni Chorus and the choir |
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at her local church; she also took great delight in painting, and |
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her artworks became cherished gifts to her loved ones; in addition, |
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she expressed her deep patriotism by organizing the Helping Our |
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Heroes ministry, which ships care packages to members of the U.S. |
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armed forces overseas, and she gave generously of her time |
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coordinating luncheons for widows and widowers at Highland, |
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University, and Oldham Lane Churches of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Nicholson was a devoted wife and mother and |
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a beloved member of her community, and though this vibrant, |
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gracious woman will be deeply missed, she leaves behind a record of |
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service that her loved ones can remember with pride; 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 life of Barbara Hart |
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Nicholson and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family and to her many 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 Barbara |
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Nicholson. |