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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rebekah Farrar of Erath County, an esteemed civic |
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leader and friend to many, passed away on April 1, 2021, at the age |
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of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Becky Simmons was born to James and |
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Christine Simmons on May 7, 1936, in Quanah, and the family later |
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moved to Dallas; she graduated from The University of Texas at |
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Austin with a degree in education, and during her college years, she |
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met Jack Farrar, whom she wed in 1957; while the couple lived in |
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Georgia, Mrs. Farrar taught at Colonial Hills Christian School, and |
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after she and her husband bought a ranch near Hico, she went on to |
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serve as the director of three family agribusiness corporations; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Active in politics, Mrs. Farrar held leadership |
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roles with the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs and Concerned |
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Women for America of Texas, and she was a member of the Texas State |
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Republican Executive Committee as well as a Texas delegate to the |
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1996 Republican National Convention; moreover, she ran for election |
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as a state representative in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Farrar had a passion for history that led her |
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to spend countless hours performing research at libraries, |
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courthouses, and cemeteries; she published six books on local and |
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family history, and she was involved with the Erath County |
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Historical Commission, among other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing her family above all else, Mrs. Farrar and |
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her husband shared a rewarding marriage that spanned nearly five |
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decades before his passing; the couple were the proud parents of two |
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sons, Newt and Will, and with the passing years, Mrs. Farrar was |
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further blessed with numerous grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; this devoted matriarch immensely enjoyed |
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hosting her loved ones and taking family vacations; in all her |
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endeavors, she was sustained by a strong and abiding faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Becky Farrar lived a caring and purposeful life, and |
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she will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held |
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her close to their hearts; 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 Rebekah "Becky" |
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Farrar and extend sincere condolences to her family 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 Becky |
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Farrar. |