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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 380
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In Memory |
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of |
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Sudie Todd Blackburn |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Sudie Todd Blackburn, who died |
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October 26, 2018, at the age of 97; and |
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WHEREAS, Sudie Blackburn was an exemplary citizen who was |
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widely respected and admired for her outstanding achievements |
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and her many contributions to the fabric of life in the |
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Brownsville community; and |
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WHEREAS, She was born on April 21, 1921, in Port Arthur, to |
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Clifton Marcus Todd and Marie Berenice Rivette Todd; she and her |
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beloved husband of more than four decades, the late Cyrus E. |
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Blackburn, married in 1939, and they were blessed with two |
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children, Bonnie Holland and John Blackburn; her granddaughter, |
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Amy, and her nieces, nephews, and many cousins were a source of |
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much pride and joy for her; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Blackburn and her family settled in |
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Brownsville in 1949 after a decade of traveling the world as part |
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of Mr. Blackburn's career with Pan American Airways; they |
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established a successful business, which eventually was known as |
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Blackburn Home Electronics; after Cyrus died, Sudie continued to |
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operate the business until her retirement in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected community leader, Sudie was elected |
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to the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees |
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in 1959 and served with distinction until 1971; she played an |
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important role in the integration of the city's schools and in |
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ensuring that students of all races and backgrounds were treated |
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fairly; she chaired the committee that was responsible for the |
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bond election that led to the creation of Hanna High School; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a charter member of the Zonta Club of |
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Brownsville and a longtime member of the West Brownsville Garden |
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Club; she was elected district governor of the Texas Garden Clubs |
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and was asked to work with Lady Bird Johnson on the campaign to |
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beautify Texas highways; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and generosity, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her grace, and her |
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enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Sudie Todd Blackburn; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Sudie Blackburn. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 12, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |