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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Wanda Jo Rankin of Canadian on July 30, 2021, at the age |
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of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Wanda White was born in Odessa on August |
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5, 1937, to Art and Josephine White, and she and her brother, Jim, |
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were raised by their grandparents, David and Posey Wilson; she |
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attended school in Canadian; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 7, 1956, she married James Rankin, with |
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whom she shared a loving union that spanned six and a half decades; |
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she took great pride in their children, Toni, Bo, and Charlie, and |
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over the years, she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family 10 |
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grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While devoting herself to her home and family, |
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Mrs. Rankin contributed immeasurably to her church and to her |
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community of faith; she found joy in helping others, and she |
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enriched the lives of countless people with her encouragement and |
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sage advice; in her leisure time, she delighted in gardening and |
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working in her yard; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Wanda Rankin is greatly missed, memories of |
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her warm and generous nature and her devotion to her loved ones |
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remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; now, |
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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 memory |
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of Wanda Jo Rankin and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her husband, James Rankin; to her children, Toni |
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Rankin, Bo Rankin and his wife, Tresea, and Charlie Rankin and his |
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wife, Suzanne; to her grandchildren, Jerod Rankin and his wife, |
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Sherri, Breezy McArthur and her husband, Daniel, Rebecca Ash, |
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Elizabeth Fletcher and her husband, Mason, Reccia Jobe, Tanner Jobe |
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and his wife, Helene, Tatum Pennington and her husband, Shane, |
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Tandi Fletcher and her husband, Jacob, Jed Rankin and his wife, |
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Carley, and Tasha Butler and her husband, Jesse; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Emma McArthur, Saige Hamby and her husband, |
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Jacob, Tinley, Riggs, Tice, and Talon Pennington, Jagger and |
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Blayzyn Butler, Campbell James Rankin, and McCallie, Maudie, and |
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Augustus Fletcher; to her brother, Jim White; and to her other |
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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 Wanda |
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Rankin. |