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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Patricia Harlow Pangburn of Irving passed away on |
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September 17, 2021, at the age of 77, following more than 30 years |
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of showing cancer who was the more determined fighter; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 4, 1944, the former Pat Harlow spent her |
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early childhood in Alton, Illinois; she attended high school in |
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North Texas and quickly set about making state politics more fair |
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and more fun; a staunch Democrat, she brought to countless |
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campaigns both iron-willed idealism and formidable skill as a |
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fundraiser and street-smart strategist; she took on the powerful |
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with gusto and relished opportunities to facilitate the rise of |
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women in Texas Democratic politics; in 1990, she played a key role |
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in the successful gubernatorial run of Ann Richards, who later |
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appointed her chair of the Texas Racing Commission; while |
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recognizing the impact of public policy, she also found politics |
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wildly amusing and loved to laugh at the foibles of its |
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practitioners, whether her opponents or herself; and |
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WHEREAS, She met her future husband, Dr. Howard Pangburn, |
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when she was a college student seeking a quick filling at the dental |
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school; they married in 1967 and lived in Turkey during his military |
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service; after settling in Southlake and then Irving, Ms. Pangburn |
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raised two children, Leslie and Brent, in between political battles |
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and sudden skirmishes with ideological adversaries; every year, she |
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and her husband reprised their first date at the opening day of the |
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Texas State Fair; she eventually became the proud grandmother of |
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Carson and Addison, and when not vacationing with them, she loved |
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sending them silly videos and having long FaceTime chats; endowed |
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with remarkable people skills, she cultivated an ever-widening |
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circle of friends, among them the members of the Pat PAC, a rowdy |
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lunch and politics group known for its ability to empty nearby |
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restaurant tables; she knew everything about everyone and delighted |
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in connecting like-minded individuals, as well as helping friends, |
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neighbors, and even casual acquaintances through failed romances, |
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family feuds, professional disasters, and personal crises; in |
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addition, she doted on her many pets, including H. Ross Parrot, |
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taught to do a memorable impression of his namesake, and Motts III, |
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an adored and adoring Bouvier des Flandres; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat Pangburn worked tirelessly to make the world a |
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better place while brightening the days of all who knew her, and |
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they will forever treasure their memories of time spent in her |
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company; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Patricia Harlow Pangburn and extend sincere sympathy to her loved |
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ones; 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 Pat |
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Pangburn. |