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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Ramona Orsburn of Gainesville, who passed away on August 20, |
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2018, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Ramona Steen was born in Collinsville on |
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November 16, 1936, the only child of Ney and Ethel Steen; an |
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accomplished student, she graduated from high school with honors; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, She married Wade Orsburn on June 17, 1955, and the |
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newlyweds moved to Gainesville, where they became active members of |
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the community; blessed with a talent for music that inspired many, |
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Mrs. Orsburn served as the pianist for the First Baptist Church of |
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Gainesville for more than 50 years and taught piano to hundreds of |
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children in Cooke and Grayson Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Orsburn was a devoted mother to her two sons, |
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Keith Orsburn and the late Dwight Orsburn; with the passing years, |
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she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include four |
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grandchildren, Kade, Rachel, Maegan, and Carlyn, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Maelyn and Blake; and |
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WHEREAS, While her loss is difficult to bear, Ramona Orsburn |
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lived a rich and purposeful life centered on her family, her faith, |
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and her love of music, and she will long be remembered with deep |
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affection by all who had the good fortune to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ramona Orsburn and |
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extend sincere sympathy to her 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 Ramona |
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Orsburn. |