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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Eddie Marie Bailey Virgil of Freeport, who passed away on April |
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3, 2021, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Hosea Bailey Sr. and Eddie Lee |
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DeWalt, the former Eddie Bailey was born on August 28, 1943, in |
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Livingston and grew up with three siblings, Robert Lynn, Earl, and |
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Hosea; she graduated from Wheatley High School in 1961 and she went |
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on to attend Texas Southern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Virgil was employed as an assistant in a photo |
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processing plant in Houston before enjoying a long career with Dow |
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Chemical Company that spanned more than two and a half decades; over |
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the course of her tenure with the company, she worked in the |
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security department at facilities in Midland, Michigan, and |
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Freeport, Texas; after her retirement, she served as a substitute |
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teacher in the Brazosport Independent School District for 10 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A valued member of her community, Mrs. Virgil |
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participated in a number of notable civic organizations, including |
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the City of Freeport Beautification Committee, where she served as |
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chair; she was also a devoted advocate for voting rights, and she |
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regularly registered voters and hosted campaign events for |
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candidates; sustained by a deep faith, she was a congregant of |
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multiple churches through the years, and she held such positions as |
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the women's mission chair and president, the church announcement |
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clerk, and most recently, the Sunday school superintendent at First |
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United Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Virgil enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Simon Virgil Jr., and she took great |
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pride in their children, Darryl, Derrick, D'Andrea, and Ashley; |
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with the passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family |
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grow to include 10 grandchildren, Quinton, Bralynne, Brandon, |
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Shanton, Darryl, Lashelle, Aeriel, Drew, Drake, and Daschel, and |
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four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddie Virgil lived a life that was rich in family, |
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friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to |
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share in her love and affection will forever hold her close in their |
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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 Eddie Marie Bailey |
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Virgil and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing; |
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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 Eddie |
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Virgil. |