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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Dorothy Sue Spruell of White Oak on April 20, 2023, at |
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the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Glen and Vera Wilson, Sue Spruell |
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grew up sharing in the companionship of a sister, Glenda; she |
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graduated with honors from Gladewater High School and continued her |
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education at Kilgore College; she subsequently embarked on a |
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rewarding career that included a stint with the U.S. government in |
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New Mexico and a 25-year tenure as an office manager and tax |
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collector with the City of White Oak; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1951, she married her high school sweetheart, |
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Robert Samuel Spruell, and the couple shared nearly six decades |
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together, until Mr. Spruell's passing in 2008; Mrs. Spruell was a |
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devoted mother to her three children, Susan, Bob, and Teri, and with |
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the passing years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow |
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to include five grandchildren, Billy, Cody, Lacie, Brian, and |
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Brittani, and eight great-grandchildren, Kailyn, Peyton, Kyla, |
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Abigail, Sophia, Vera, West, and Bennet; her life was further |
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enriched by her shih tzus Katie and, later, Abby, her cat Golden, |
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and the many other beloved dogs, cats, and birds that she and her |
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family took in; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mrs. Spruell and her husband enjoyed |
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spending time with their family and traveling; her favorite |
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pastimes included quilting, working in her greenhouse, and going to |
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garage sales; moreover, she was a valued congregant of White Oak |
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Baptist Church, and she gave generously to her church, as well as to |
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her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and to many |
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charities; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sue Spruell will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; 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 Dorothy Sue Spruell and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her children, |
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Susan Terry and her husband, Steve, Bob Spruell and his wife, Cindy, |
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and Teri Pfau and her husband, Kevin; to her grandchildren, Billy |
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Terry, Cody Terry and his wife, Jessica, Lacie Schwartz and her |
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husband, Steven, Brian Pfau, and Brittani Larsen and her husband, |
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Daniel; to her great-grandchildren, Kailyn, Peyton, Kyla, Abigail, |
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Sophia, and Vera Terry, West Schwartz, and Bennet Larsen; and to her |
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other relatives and 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 Spruell. |