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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 Sulynn Elliott Bledsoe of Lampasas on January 31, 2025, |
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at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Peggy Hale Elliott and Jimmie |
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Franklin Elliott, the former Sulynn Elliott was born in Odessa on |
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May 1, 1950, and she grew up with the companionship of three |
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siblings, Travis, Laura, and Daniel; after graduating from Iraan |
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High School in 1968, she attended Texas A&I University and The |
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University of Texas at Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Bill Bledsoe in 1970, and they went on to |
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share more than five decades together; she took great pride in her |
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two children, Lance and Rebecca, and over the years, she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her family grow to include a grandson, Colton, |
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and great-grandson, Cinch; she was preceded in death by two |
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grandchildren, Emma and Camden Bledsoe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bledsoe was employed as a substitute teacher |
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before she accepted a position at Bank of America, and she later |
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worked alongside her husband as an owner and operator of Texas |
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Legato Winery in Lampasas; dedicated to her community, she |
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volunteered with her church and other local organizations; during |
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her leisure hours, she enjoyed playing games with her loved ones; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her warm and caring nature, her |
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generosity, and her steadfast devotion to her family, Sulynn |
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Bledsoe brightened the world for all who knew her, and they will |
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forever hold her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sulynn Elliott |
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Bledsoe and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Bill Bledsoe; to her children, Lance Bledsoe and his |
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wife, Tricia, and Rebecca Petty and her husband, Cole; to her |
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siblings, Travis Elliott and his wife, Blanche, Laura Tinsley, and |
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Daniel Elliott and his wife, Kenna; to her grandson, Colton |
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Bledsoe, and his wife, Kaitlyn; to her great-grandson, Cinch Ryder |
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Bledsoe; and to her other relatives 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sulynn |
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Bledsoe. |