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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Carolyn Cline Mendoza of White Oak on March 7, 2023, at |
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the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Nathalee and Marshall Cline, the |
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former "Sue" Cline was born in Evansville, Indiana, on July 31, |
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1942, and she grew up with the companionship of her sister, Marsha |
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Lee; after moving to Texas, she graduated from White Oak High School |
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in 1961; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mendoza was the proud mother of three children, |
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Sondra, Rhonda, and an infant son, Thomas Melvin Lockhart Jr., who |
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preceded her in death; with the passing years, she had the privilege |
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of seeing her treasured family grow to include three grandchildren |
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and four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong fan of the White Oak High School |
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Roughnecks, Ms. Mendoza never missed a football game if she could |
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help it, and she was a dedicated member of the White Oak Football |
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Moms' Club and an avid supporter of the Regiment of Roughneck |
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marching band; in her leisure time, she enjoyed crafting, and she |
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made beaded necklaces, candles, and homecoming mums; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, Sue Mendoza has |
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left her loved ones with many cherished memories, and they will |
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forever hold her close in their heart; 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 life of Carolyn Cline Mendoza and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing: to her daughters, |
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Sondra Lockhart and Rhonda Foster and her husband, Mike; to her |
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grandchildren, Michael Wooddell and his wife, Sally, Michaela |
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Norwood and her husband, Johnathan, and Marshall Wooddell and his |
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wife, Mariah; to her great-grandchildren, Elliott, Samuel, |
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Guinevere, and Royri; to her nephew, William Hamilton; to her |
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ex-husband, Fidel Mendoza; and to her many other relatives and |
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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 Sue Mendoza. |