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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Leone Drugan Ivey of El Paso, who passed away on |
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December 1, 2022, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 21, 1928, in Miami, Arizona, Leone |
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Ivey attended Ysleta High School in El Paso; she participated in the |
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Newman Club as a student and met her future husband, Benjamin Lee |
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Ivey, at a Newman Club hayride; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple went on to enjoy a rewarding marriage |
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that spanned 54 years, and they became the proud parents of 14 |
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children, Laurie, Ben, Tommy, Dennis, David, Brian, Chris, Mark, |
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Marty, Mary, Adrienne, Matthew, Patrick, and Michael; with the |
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passing years, Mrs. Ivey had the privilege of welcoming 25 |
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grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandchild into her family; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. Ivey served as altar society |
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president at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church and held |
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membership with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Our Lady of |
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the Desert Court No. 2236; and |
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WHEREAS, Leone Ivey lived a full and generous life surrounded |
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by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Leone Drugan Ivey |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Leone Ivey. |