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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Shirley Story of Sulphur Springs on January 6, 2025, at |
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the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Frank James Williams and Tressie |
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Williams, the former Shirley Williams was born in Hopkins County on |
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September 14, 1940, and she grew up with the companionship of five |
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siblings, Tressie Mae, Billy, Earl, Frankie, and Robert; she worked |
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as a waitress before becoming a stocker at Grocery Supply Company; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Mrs. Story took great pride |
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in her four children, Ruth, Teresa, Billy, and Michael, and over the |
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years, she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family 8 |
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grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; her hobbies included |
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collecting dolls; in all her endeavors, she drew strength from her |
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Baptist faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Shirley Story |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth and |
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generosity, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Shirley Story |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughters, Ruth Thedford and Teresa Whaley and her husband, |
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Michael; to her sons, Billy Howard and his wife, Alejandra |
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Guerrero, and Michael Story and his wife, Amanda; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives |
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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 Shirley Story. |