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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Juanita Musgrove Fortenberry Guidry is |
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reaching that impressive milestone on June 6, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Votaw in 1919, the former Juanita Musgrove |
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grew up on a farm during the Great Depression, learning a strong |
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work ethic early in life; at the age of 18, she married Thirston |
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Thomas Fortenberry, a carpenter and itinerant preacher; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple lived in Woodville for many years, where |
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she ran the household and raised four children; she also helped |
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provide for her family by working as a seamstress and raising crops |
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for sale, and at the age of 40, she took her first job outside the |
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home; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fortenberry died in the early 1980s, and |
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Mrs. Guidry later remarried and was widowed again with the passing |
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of her second husband; she now lives in Teague, delighting in the |
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life she shares with her daughter and her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Juanita Guidry has witnessed a panorama of change |
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over the course of a century, and she has met life's challenges and |
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opportunities with dignity and determination, earning the deep |
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admiration of all who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Juanita Musgrove Fortenberry |
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Guidry on her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Guidry as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |