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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Cynthia Kay DeBord Waters of Grand Prairie on March 20, |
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2017, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of George and Jessie DeBord, the former |
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Cynthia Kay DeBord was born on November 24, 1946, in San Antonio, |
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and she grew up in Helotes alongside her sister, Lynette; after |
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graduating from John Marshall High School, she attended Abilene |
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Christian University; in 1967, she wed Leighton Waters, with whom |
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she shared nearly five decades of marriage; over the years, the |
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couple were blessed with three children, Shayla Williams, Scott |
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Waters, and Summer Mittig, and six grandchildren, Macy, Molly, |
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Brandon, Leighton, Will, and Maggie; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, the Waters family put down roots in Grand |
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Prairie, where Ms. Waters devoted herself to raising her children |
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while they were young; she later embarked on a rewarding career as a |
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middle school teacher in the Grand Prairie Independent School |
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District, from which she retired in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, In her free time, Ms. Waters enjoyed reading, |
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playing card games, cooking, and camping; she also found immense |
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pleasure in traveling with her husband, and they took frequent road |
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trips, visiting all 50 states and almost every national park; |
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sustained by a deep faith, she was an active member and teacher at |
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CrossPoint Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Waters possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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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 Cynthia Kay DeBord |
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Waters and extend sincere condolences to her family and many |
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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 Cynthia |
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Waters. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2530 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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