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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 175
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In Memory |
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Eva Brown |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of Eva Elizabeth Hall Brown of Longview, who passed away |
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on January 11, 2021, at the age of 103; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Eva Hall was born to Charles Walter |
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Hall and Florence Ethel Caviness Hall in Lamar County on April 6, |
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1917; at the age of 19, she fell in love at first sight with |
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William Edward Brown; the couple were soon married and shared a |
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rewarding union that spanned 68 years until his passing in 2004; |
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Mrs. Brown took great pride in her five children, Patsy, Eddy, |
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Sue, Bill, and Judy, and with the passing years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include 22 grandchildren, |
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34 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown skillfully balanced family life with |
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her work as a professional seamstress; a woman of deep faith, she |
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was a valued congregant of East Mountain Baptist Church and a |
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former member of Macedonia Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Eva Brown led a life of caring devotion to her |
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loved ones, and although she is deeply missed, her spirit will |
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forever live in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eva Elizabeth |
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Hall Brown and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her |
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passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas |
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Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eva Brown. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 22, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |