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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Sandra Herman Valls of Port Aransas on December 31, 2016, |
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at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Dorothy Sue Herman and Francis L. |
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Herman Jr., the former Sandra Herman was born in Owensboro, |
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Kentucky, on August 21, 1941; she was raised in Ingleside and Corpus |
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Christi and graduated from W. B. Ray High School; while attending |
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Del Mar College, Ms. Herman met Richard Valls, whom she married on |
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June 17, 1961; the couple became the proud parents of four children, |
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Linda Marie, Cerise, Richard, and Laurence, and with the passing |
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years, their family grew to include eight treasured grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Valls was instrumental in the success of the |
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family businesses, and, after raising her children, she earned a |
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bachelor's degree from Corpus Christi State University; a devout |
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Catholic, this esteemed Texan possessed a genuine concern for the |
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welfare of others, which was evident in her active participation in |
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numerous civic and charitable organizations; when she was not busy |
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being a nurturing mother, devoted "Gigi" to her grandchildren, and |
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trusted friend, she enjoyed indulging her adventurous spirit and |
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passion for learning through travel, reading, and a deep |
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appreciation of art; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in Sandra Valls's |
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love and friendship will always remember her with great tenderness |
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and affection; 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 Sandra Herman Valls |
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and that sincere sympathy be extended to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Richard Valls; to her children, Linda Marie Valls, |
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Cerise Valls Weeks and her husband, Jason, Richard R. Valls Jr. and |
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his wife, Brenda, and Laurence A. W. Valls and his wife, Tiffany; to |
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her grandchildren, Austin and Avery Valls, Morgan, Richard, and |
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Winston Weeks, and Roselyn, Riley, and Reese Valls; to her brother, |
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Richard Herman; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Sandra |
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Herman Valls. |