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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Thelma McCuller Snedeker of Longview, who passed away |
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on January 6, 2025, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Haskell Mahan and Willa Josephine |
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Nash Mahan, the former Thelma Mahan was born on January 26, 1937, in |
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Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and grew up sharing in the companionship of her |
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twin sister, Velma, and sister, Margie; she attended school in the |
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Pine Tree Independent School District and later continued her |
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education at Kilgore College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Snedeker entered the workforce as a teenager |
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when she took a job at a Longview soda shop; she went on to work in |
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the meat department at a number of grocery stores before embarking |
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on a rewarding career as a caregiver in East Texas that spanned more |
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than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved woman married Robert McCuller in 1956, |
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and the couple shared a fulfilling union of nearly six decades until |
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Mr. McCuller's passing; they were blessed with seven children, |
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Robin, Rena, Rhonda, Roger, Richard, Robert, and Randy, and through |
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the years, Mrs. Snedeker had the privilege of seeing her family |
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grow to include nine grandchildren, Matthew, Courtney, Koda, |
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Miranda, Monica, Tyler, Logan, Roger, and Reagan, as well as |
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numerous great-grandchildren; her life was further enriched by her |
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marriage to Walter Snedeker, who also preceded her in death; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Snedeker enjoyed a variety of hobbies, |
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including dancing, fishing, and traveling, and she delighted in |
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playing card games and dominoes with her friends; in all her |
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endeavors, she drew great strength from her Baptist faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Thelma Snedeker is deeply missed, those who |
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held her dear will always 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 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Thelma McCuller |
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Snedeker and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her daughters, Robin McCuller, Rena Fields, and Rhonda |
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Glezen and her husband, Scott; to her sons, Roger McCuller Sr. and |
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Richard McCuller; to her grandchildren, Matthew Comer, Courtney and |
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Koda Fields, Miranda McCuller, Monica McCuller, Tyler and Logan |
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Glezen, Roger McCuller Jr., and Reagan McCuller; to her sister, |
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Margie Radford; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Thelma Snedeker. |