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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Virginia Lee Cude of Gilmer, who passed away on |
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July 19, 2025, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Henry and Ruby Keen, the former |
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Virginia Keen was born on October 2, 1943, in Polk County and grew |
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up with the companionship of six siblings, Wesley, Donald, John, |
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A. B., Curtis, and Mary Katherine; she attended Splendora High |
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School, where she met the love of her life, Archie Cude, during a |
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basketball game in 1958; the couple's wedding on July 13, 1959, |
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marked the beginning of a richly rewarding marriage that spanned |
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more than six and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cude devoted herself to raising her four |
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children, Gary, David, Regina, and Kimberly, and with the passing |
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years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow to include |
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two additional generations; she delighted in supporting her |
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children and grandchildren in all their endeavors and in bringing |
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together her loved ones to enjoy her delicious cooking; in her |
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leisure hours, she enjoyed traveling and playing bingo with |
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Mr. Cude; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Virginia Cude will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever 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, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Virginia Lee |
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Cude and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Archie Cude; to her children and their spouses, Gary |
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and Susan Cude, David and Cindy Cude, Regina Elliott, and Kimberly |
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and Keith Baldwin; to her grandchildren and their spouses, Olivia |
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and Erin Elliott, Lauren and Cody Nolan, and Colton Chandler; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Beau Nolan, Colt Nolan, and Lynx Elliott; and |
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to her other relatives and many 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 Virginia Cude. |