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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Marsha Sue Lester of Tyler on June 7, |
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2025, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Marsha Morgan was born to Bruno and |
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Maurine Morgan on January 2, 1942, in Corpus Christi, and she grew |
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up sharing in the companionship of an older sister, Nancy; a |
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graduate of W. B. Ray High School, she attended cosmetology school |
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on a scholarship and went on to spend several years working for a |
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beauty shop in Lichtenstein's Department Store; and |
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WHEREAS, One day at the store, she met her future husband, Ben |
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Lester, and the couple married six months later on September 19, |
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1964; in the course of a rewarding union that spanned nearly 61 |
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years, the couple created a fine family that included their three |
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sons, Andrew, Aaron, and Arick, five grandsons, one granddaughter, |
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and one great-grandson; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Marsha Lester brought |
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into the lives of all who knew her; 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 Marsha Sue |
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Lester and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family and friends; |
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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 Marsha Lester. |