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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 43
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In Memory |
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Mary Oden |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with |
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the passing of Mary Adele Oden of Kilgore on August 21, 2023, at |
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the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Oden was born to Earnest and Yvonne Stoufflet |
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Eaves on February 7, 1940, in Houma, Louisiana, and she was |
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raised on her family's dairy farm in Greenwood, Louisiana, with |
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her brother, Earnest; an alumna of Louisiana Tech University, she |
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later returned to school, earning a bachelor's degree in biology |
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from The University of Texas at Tyler and a graduate degree in |
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physics and biology from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Oden enjoyed a 22-year career as a medical |
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technician and went on to work as a science teacher in Kilgore for |
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nearly two and a half decades; active in her community, she |
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served as a director of the Cross Roads Special Utility District, |
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and she was a hospice volunteer and a Sunday school teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Ms. Oden shared a |
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rewarding marriage with her husband, Donnie Oden, that spanned 44 |
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years before his passing; she took great pride in their two |
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children, Vonn and Matt, and through the years, she was further |
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blessed with two grandchildren, Ryan and Madison, and a |
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great-grandson, Cole; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed |
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collecting coins and stamps, and some of her favorite memories |
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were of her trips to Europe with her daughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time |
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will never diminish the joy and love that Mary Oden brought into the |
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lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Mary Adele Oden and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Mary Oden. |
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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 October 26, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |