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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 Marion Patricia VanDevender of |
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Atlanta on July 27, 2025, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of E. L. and Elva Caron Cumberland, Pat |
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VanDevender was born on May 23, 1942, in Kemper County, |
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Mississippi, and grew up with the companionship of two sisters, |
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Kaye and Peggy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. VanDevender went on to share a rewarding |
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65-year marriage with her husband, Gerald, and she took great pride |
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in their four children, Doug, Brad, Jan, and Todd; with the passing |
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years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow to include 6 |
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grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. VanDevender was a valued |
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congregant of First Baptist Church in Atlanta; in her leisure |
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hours, she enjoyed reading, cooking, and sewing; and |
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WHEREAS, While her loss is difficult to bear, Pat VanDevender |
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leaves behind numerous friends and loved ones whose lives are far |
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richer for having known her, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in their 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 Marion Patricia |
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VanDevender and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Gerald VanDevender; to her sons, Doug |
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VanDevender and his wife, Sarah Jo, and Brad VanDevender; to her |
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daughter, Jan Giles; to her sisters, Kaye Johnson and her husband, |
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Doug, and Peggy Nowell and her husband, Larry Wayne; to her |
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grandchildren, Amber Jaynes, Trevor Giles, Miranda Champion, |
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Elizabeth Giles, Meagan Thomas, and Tyler VanDevender; to her |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many 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 Pat VanDevender. |