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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 801
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In Memory |
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of |
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Clidell Elliott |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Clidell Elliott of Troup on May 15, 2019, at the age of |
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104; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Clidell Wornick was born to Ibra and |
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Lilly Wornick on December 28, 1914, in Milano; one of 11 |
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children, she grew up on a farm outside of Troup and graduated |
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from high school in town in 1933; and |
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WHEREAS, After leaving the farm in 1941, she worked in |
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cafes in Houston and Pasadena during World War II before |
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beginning her career with Pasadena State Bank; she later accepted |
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a position at San Jacinto State Bank, where she worked for nearly |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1948, she married George Elliott, and the |
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couple shared a rewarding union that spanned 14 years until |
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Mr. Elliott's death; she took great pride in her son, William, |
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and her four stepsons, George, Lawrence, James, and Wyley, and |
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with the passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family |
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grow to include a grandson, William; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Clidell Elliott will be deeply missed, |
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she has left her family and friends with a wealth of memories that |
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they will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Clidell Elliott |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Clidell Elliott. |
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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 May 22, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |