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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 491
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In Memory |
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of |
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Patti Hocking |
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WHEREAS, Memories of a rich and rewarding life remain to |
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comfort the family and friends of Patricia Ann LeMay Hocking of |
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La Marque, who passed away on January 19, 2022, at the age of 75; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The former Patti LeMay was born in Houston on |
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September 16, 1946; she fell in love with ballet at an early age |
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and danced professionally with the Houston Ballet; following her |
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graduation from Incarnate Word Academy in downtown Houston, she |
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married Bobby Hocking and moved with him to Bee Cave, where she |
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opened and operated the first of two dance studios; and |
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WHEREAS, After Bee Cave was incorporated in 1987, |
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Mr. Hocking was elected as the town's first mayor, and |
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Mrs. Hocking supported her husband unstintingly throughout his |
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tenure in office; she went on to travel internationally with her |
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husband during his career as a musician, and they later |
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co-pastored a number of churches in Oklahoma and Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to public service, Mr. Hocking |
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successfully ran for the office of mayor of La Marque in 2011; |
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Mrs. Hocking enthusiastically settled into her new home, where |
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she once again embraced her role as first lady; she was also a |
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member of the La Marque Garden Club and impressed her neighbors |
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with her talent for gardening; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Hocking enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, their three children, Clover, |
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Heather, and Rob, and several grandchildren; she was devoted to |
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her family, her faith, and her community, and she endeared |
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herself to countless people with her kind heart and generous |
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nature; and |
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WHEREAS, Patti Hocking was an inspiration to all who had |
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the good fortune to know her, and she will forever be remembered |
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with deep admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Ann LeMay |
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Hocking and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn her |
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passing; 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Patti Hocking. |
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Middleton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 27, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |