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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 Lou Ethel Gaw of Marshall, who passed away on July 16, 2023, at |
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the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Ralph and Ida Ramey, the former Lou |
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Ramey was born in Gilmer on June 21, 1929; a standout student at |
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Gilmer High School, she was a member of several campus |
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organizations, and she graduated as valedictorian in 1946; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw went on to receive a bachelor's degree in |
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Latin and English from The University of Texas at Austin, and she |
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later earned a master's degree from East Texas State University; |
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following a year teaching high school in San Angelo, she took a job |
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at the R. G. LeTourneau company, where she met her future husband, |
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William "Bill" Gaw Jr.; the couple wed in 1953; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. and Mrs. Gaw moved from Longview to |
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Marshall, and Mrs. Gaw went on to serve as both a full-time and |
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substitute teacher; active in her community, she gave generously of |
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her time and talents to numerous organizations; in addition to her |
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dedication to the Marshall Rotary Club, she was a founding member of |
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the Republican Women of Harrison County in 1968, and she was |
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involved in a number of conservative political groups; she held |
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local and state positions in the Texas Federation of Republican |
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Women and the Republican Party of Texas and served on the Civic |
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Center Advisory Board, as well as the boards of the annual Marshall |
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Days at the Capitol, the local library, the Charter Commission, and |
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the Marshall Regional Arts Council; moreover, she brought a number |
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of high-ranking officials, including two U.S. presidents, to East |
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Texas to speak with local voters, and in 2000, she was chosen as the |
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Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Greater Marshall Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Gaw shared a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, who preceded her in death; they raised two children, Lee |
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and Kelly, and their treasured family grew to include their |
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grandchildren, Christopher, Halie, Michael, Ross, and Jay, as well |
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as their great-grandchildren, Ava and Tyler; a woman of faith, |
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Mrs. Gaw was a dedicated congregant of First Methodist Church; in |
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her leisure time, she enjoyed playing bridge; and |
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WHEREAS, Lou Gaw lived a life that was rich in family, |
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friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to |
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share in her love and affection will forever hold her close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lou Ethel Gaw |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; 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 her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Lou Gaw. |