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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 695
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In Memory |
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of |
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MaryEllen Moore |
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a |
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close with the passing of MaryEllen Massey Moore on December 16, |
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2022, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The former MaryEllen Massey was born on December |
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31, 1932, to Mel J. Massey and Anna E. Kondusky Massey; she was |
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raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she graduated from St. Stephen |
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High School; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved woman was a talented athlete, and in |
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her last decade, she was a member of the Row Tribe rowing team of |
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Westlake; she set the world and national indoor record for the |
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2,000-meter row event in the 85-to-89 age group; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Moore enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Vernon Moore, whom she met while |
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playing golf; they became the proud parents of eight children, |
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Anne, MaryClare, Patrick, Murray, Rita, Thomas, Daniel, and |
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Adele, and shared a rewarding marriage that spanned half a |
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century before Mr. Moore's death in 2006; with the passage of |
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time, Mrs. Moore experienced the joy of welcoming 24 |
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grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren into her treasured |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, Although MaryEllen Moore is greatly missed, she has |
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left her loved ones with many cherished memories, and she will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; 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 MaryEllen Massey |
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Moore and extend deepest condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her brother, Ralph J. Massey; to her children, Anne |
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Tauber and her husband, Richard, MaryClare Milner and her |
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husband, Bob, Patrick J. Moore, Murray E. Moore and his wife, |
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Patty, Rita Waggoner and her husband, Kyle, Thomas W. Moore and |
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his wife, Claudia, Daniel J. Moore and his husband, John, and |
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Adele Snyder and her husband, Eric; to her grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of MaryEllen Moore. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 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 |