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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32
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In Memory |
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of |
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Marilyn Estelle Berglund Samuelson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Marilyn Estelle Berglund Samuelson, who |
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died August 5, 2021, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn Berglund was born on her family's farm in |
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the Manda community on June 7, 1930; she was proud of her Swedish |
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heritage, and she was baptized, confirmed, and married at New |
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Sweden Lutheran Church, where she was a lifelong member; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn shared more than 50 years of marriage with |
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the late David W. Samuelson Sr.; she guided their five children |
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by loving spiritual example, and over the years she was blessed |
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with 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn was a hardworking Texas woman who helped |
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run the family farm and held positions with several state |
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agencies; she played a key role in establishing the Manville |
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Water Supply Corporation, the Travis County Emergency Services |
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District 13, and several civic groups, and she served as a |
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delegate to Africa for the United States Department of |
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Agriculture; and |
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WHEREAS, Marilyn took great joy in protecting and |
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promoting local history and was integral to the preservation of |
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the Manda School; she worked tirelessly in her service and |
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affiliations with several historical clubs, and she helped to |
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create the New Sweden Heritage Center and the New Sweden Church |
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Historical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of great faith and spiritual devotion, |
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Marilyn Samuelson was a treasured steward of the New Sweden |
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community and a trusted friend to many; she leaves behind |
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memories that will long be cherished by all who were privileged |
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to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Marilyn Estelle Berglund |
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Samuelson; 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 Marilyn Samuelson. |
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Eckhardt |
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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 September 30, 2021, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |