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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 Gladys Genevieve Martindale of New Boston on March 25, |
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2017, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of William Franklin and Nettie Hill, |
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the former Gladys Hill was born on June 12, 1924, in Bloomburg; she |
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wed Albert Martindale Jr. in 1944, and the couple went on to share a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned more than three decades before Mr. |
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Martindale's death in 1977; they were blessed with a daughter, |
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Melinda, and four sons, Butch, Jack, Pat, and Michael, and their |
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family later grew to include seven grandchildren, Gary, Amanda, |
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Chris, Laurinda, Jonathan, Joshua, and Joseph, as well as five |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The Martindales lived in Birmingham, Alabama, for a |
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time, but eventually returned to New Boston; Mrs. Martindale's home |
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was always a welcoming place, where her children and their friends |
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would gather and often play a fierce game of Monopoly that lasted |
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late into the night; in addition, this beloved woman was a longtime, |
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active congregant of Tapp United Methodist Church in New Boston; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A friend to many and a stranger to none, Gladys |
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Martindale touched countless lives with her warmth, her quick wit, |
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and her joyous zest for life, and those fortunate enough to know her |
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will forever hold her close in their hearts; 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 memory of Gladys Genevieve |
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Martindale and extend heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones and |
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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 Gladys |
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Martindale. |