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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to Mae Ping Wong on the grand occasion of her 100th |
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birthday on November 26, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished lady is well known for her |
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charm and generous spirit, and she is a source of inspiration to |
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her loved ones and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mae Wong was born on November 26, 1923; the first |
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member of her family to be born in the United States, Mae helped |
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her parents to raise her siblings and worked in their small |
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business during the Great Depression; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of compassion and heart, Mae prepared |
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special care packages to send to her brothers who had gone to |
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serve in the Second World War and in the Korean War, and her |
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family and friends truly appreciate the joy she has brought to |
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their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, She is a devoted mother to her eight children and |
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an adoring grandmother to her ten grandchildren and two |
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great-grandchildren, and she is immensely proud to have seen all |
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of her children graduate from college; and |
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WHEREAS, Beloved and respected by her community, Mae is |
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noted for her wisdom and her determined spirit and for the joy she |
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takes in living each day to the fullest; her friends and family |
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are pleased to share in celebrating this important milestone in |
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her exceptional life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby recognize Mae Ping Wong |
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as a treasured citizen of this state and congratulate her on her |
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100th birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mae Ping Wong as a memento of this special day. |