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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 Lillian Ruth Hertel of Angleton, who passed away on May 12, 2021, |
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at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of J. B. and Lillie Mae Warren, Ruth |
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Hertel was born on November 9, 1937; she attended Jones High School |
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in Beeville; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Hertel worked |
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for the Texas Veterans Land Board and served as the Angleton city |
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secretary and city administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, A valued member of her community, Mrs. Hertel |
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participated in a number of notable civic organizations, including |
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the Angleton Women's Study Club and the Angleton Noon Lions Club; |
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moreover, she was an active congregant of St. John Lutheran Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Hertel enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Milton, and she took great pride in her |
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daughters, Terri and Robin; with the passing years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include four grandchildren |
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and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ruth Hertel will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; 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 Lillian Ruth Hertel |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Milton Hertel; to her daughters, Terri Owens and her |
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husband, Jeff, and Robin Crouch and her husband, Stewart; to her |
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grandchildren, Nathan Owens, Jillian Short and her husband, |
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Matthew, Trenton Crouch and his wife, Kati, and Amber Craven and her |
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husband, Zachary; to her great-grandchildren, Olive, Barrett, and |
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Benjamin; and to her other relatives and friends; 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 Ruth |
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Hertel. |