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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of longtime educator Stella Ruth Whisenhant Tipton of |
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Humble on May 16, 2019, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 12, 1927, to Sadie and Paul Whisenhant, |
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the former Ruth Whisenhant grew up with the companionship of a |
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sister, Pauline; she went on to enjoy a 28-year career as a teacher |
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with the Humble Independent School District, where she touched the |
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lives of countless students; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Tipton was preceded in death by her husband, |
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Arthur I. Tipton, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned 65 years; she was the devoted mother of three children, Ted, |
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Terri, and Tammy, and was further blessed with 8 grandchildren and |
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17 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth Tipton made a meaningful difference in the |
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lives of her loved ones and her many students, and she will long be |
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remembered with warmth and affection by all who had the good fortune |
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to know her; now, 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 life of Stella Ruth |
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Whisenhant Tipton and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her children, Ted Tipton and his wife, Nancy, Terri |
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Holder and her husband, Marc, and Tammy McKnight and her husband, |
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Jeff; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her |
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other relatives and 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 Ruth |
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Tipton. |