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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Anne Newberry Bergman of Weatherford on |
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November 4, 2020, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Anne Newberry was born in Weatherford on |
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March 12, 1925, to William and Mary Newberry; she received a |
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bachelor's degree in accounting from Trinity University in 1946, |
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and the following year, she married Robert Bergman, whom she had met |
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on a blind date; the couple shared a rewarding marriage that spanned |
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seven decades, and they took great pride in their three children, |
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Elizabeth, John, and William, and in their 11 grandchildren and 4 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about politics, Mrs. Bergman was a |
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delegate to the Republican Party state convention beginning in |
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1952, and she contributed her time and energy to a number of |
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gubernatorial, congressional, and presidential campaigns; from |
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1976 to 1977, she served as president of the Texas Federation of |
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Republican Women; engaged in her local community as well, she held a |
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city council seat and was a founding member of the Friends of the |
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Weatherford Public Library; she attended All Saints' Anglican |
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Church, and she played a key role in establishing the church's |
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orphanage in Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mrs. Bergman cherished time spent |
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with her family, and she especially enjoyed traveling and sailing; |
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she and her husband were also valued members of the Weatherford Wine |
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and Food Society; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of Anne Bergman brings great |
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sadness to her loved ones, she leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Anne Newberry |
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Bergman and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her daughter, Elizabeth Bozzell; to her sons, John Bergman and |
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his wife, Nancy, and William Bergman and his wife, Melissa; to her |
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grandchildren, Catherine, Carrie, Drew, Grant, Spencer, Brett, |
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Ellen, Anne, Randi, and Riley; to her great-grandchildren, Noah, |
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Abby, Halee, and Weston; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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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 Anne |
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Bergman. |