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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Susan Gallaher Merritt of Quitman, who passed away on |
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January 20, 2023, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of John Henderson Gallaher III and |
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Elise Haren Gallaher, the former Susan Gallaher was born in Kansas |
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City, Missouri, on September 17, 1933, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of her brother, John; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Merritt shared a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, Dr. Ben Merritt, until his passing; she was the proud |
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mother of five children, David, Julie, Scott, Todd, and the late |
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Molly Merritt; over the years, she had the pleasure of welcoming |
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into her family six grandchildren, Kelly, Kimberly, Merritt, Ben, |
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Sam, and Jake, and two great-grandchildren, Avery and Bryce; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Quitman, Mrs. Merritt was |
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involved in a number of local organizations, including the Quitman |
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Garden Club, the bridge club, and the Quitman Cemetery Association; |
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she was also a member of the hospital board, and she played an |
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instrumental role in establishing the East Texas Medical Center |
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location in Quitman; during her leisure hours, she enjoyed |
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traveling, scuba diving, completing needlework projects, and |
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cooking; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan Merritt lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to her family and her community, and she leaves behind a |
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legacy of service to others that will continue to inspire all those |
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who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Susan Gallaher Merritt and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, David Merritt and his wife, Leslie, Julie Young and her |
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husband, Wayne, Scott Merritt, and Todd Merritt and his wife, |
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Natalie; to her grandchildren, Kelly, Kimberly, Merritt, Ben, Sam, |
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and Jake; to her great-grandchildren, Avery and Bryce; and to her |
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other relatives and many 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Susan Merritt. |