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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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with the passing of MaryEllen Massey Moore on December 16, 2022, at |
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the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The former MaryEllen Massey was born on December 31, |
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1932, to Mel J. Massey and Anna E. Kondusky Massey; she was raised |
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in Cleveland, Ohio, where she graduated from St. Stephen High |
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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 playing |
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golf; they became the proud parents of eight children, Anne, |
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MaryClare, Patrick, Murray, Rita, Thomas, Daniel, and Adele, and |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned half a century before |
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Mr. Moore's death in 2006; with the passage of time, Mrs. Moore |
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experienced the joy of welcoming 24 grandchildren and 9 |
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great-grandchildren into her treasured 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 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of MaryEllen Massey Moore and extend |
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deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her brother, |
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Ralph J. Massey; to her children, Anne Tauber and her husband, |
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Richard, MaryClare Milner and her husband, Bob, Patrick J. Moore, |
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Murray E. Moore and his wife, Patty, Rita Waggoner and her husband, |
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Kyle, Thomas W. Moore and his wife, Claudia, Daniel J. Moore and his |
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husband, John, and Adele Snyder and her husband, Eric; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her many other |
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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 MaryEllen Moore. |