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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, William and Addie Garner, the founders of Mr. and |
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Mrs. G's Home Cooking and Pastries in San Antonio, shared an |
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enduring love story, and their family is celebrating the couple's |
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legacy as they reflect on the recent passing of Mr. Garner on March |
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1, 2021, at the age of 83, and on the passing of Mrs. Garner on |
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September 11, 2017, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, William F. Garner Sr. was born in Hartselle, |
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Alabama, on August 28, 1937, to Laura Orr and Willie Garner; |
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answering his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Air Force |
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from 1958 to 1978; during his first marriage, to Geraldine Luckey, |
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he became the proud father of three children, Deborah, William, and |
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Vicky; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 7, 1935, in Inverness, Mississippi, |
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Addie Beatrice Garner was the ninth of the 14 children of Blain |
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Quinn and Addie B. Brownlee; she grew up in the Midwest and attended |
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business college in Cleveland, Ohio; in 1960, she married Ewing |
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Ford and became the proud mother of three sons, Darrell, LaTeese, |
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and China; after her first marriage ended in 1976, she moved to San |
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Antonio, where she worked for a time at Sears; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1986, William and Addie were married, and in July |
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1990, the couple opened Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking and Pastries |
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on the East Side of San Antonio; the small restaurant quickly became |
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a local landmark, featuring soul food specialties and Mrs. Garner's |
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popular pastries; the couple cooked all the food themselves, and |
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they were welcoming hosts to everyone who entered their door; as the |
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reputation of the restaurant grew, it won many Readers' Choice |
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awards from the San Antonio Express-News, and it was regularly |
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featured in local TV news broadcasts and in such publications as USA |
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Today and the San Antonio Business Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, Both Mr. and Mrs. Garner were profoundly religious; |
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Mr. Garner served as a pastor, and Mrs. Garner was a member of |
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Greater Ball Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church at the |
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time of her passing; Mr. Garner was also an active member of the |
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Rotary Club; the couple had the pleasure of seeing their blended |
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family grow to include 13 grandchildren, Vicky, Michael, Zameika, |
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Iyaesha, Tyreese, Yvonne, Crystal, William, Francis, Dimitria, |
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Darryl, Tabyana, and Malik, 9 great-grandchildren, Dechele, |
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Aaliyah, Aisha, Jer-Mykal, Cyvon, Cyvanna, Destiny, Leila, and |
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Frances, and 2 great-great-grandchildren, Liana and Lilly; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to their family, their community, |
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and their faith, William and Addie Garner set an inspiring example |
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of lasting devotion to one another and selfless service to others, |
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and they will forever hold a special place in the hearts of all who |
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knew and loved them; 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 William and Addie |
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Garner and extend sincere condolences to their loved ones; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of William and |
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Addie Garner. |