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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Mary Burney McMahon Markham on September 2, 2023, at the |
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age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary McMahon was born in Fort Worth on |
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August 16, 1940, to Frieda Taliaferro McMahon and Robert McMahon; |
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she was raised with her siblings, Frieda and Marshall, in Tarrant |
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County, spending time at the family farm near White Settlement, in |
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Arlington, and in Fort Worth, where she graduated from Paschal High |
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School in 1958; she studied at Texas Tech University and Texas |
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Christian University before finishing her bachelor's degree in |
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education at North Texas State University, and she went on to |
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distinguish herself in her work as an elementary school teacher; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, She wed David Markham on June 3, 1961, and they |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned more than six decades |
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before his passing in 2022; the couple became the parents of a |
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daughter, Meribeth, and a son, Steven, and the family settled in |
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Dallas in 1972; through the years, Mrs. Markham devoted herself to |
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caring for her husband and children and later became the beloved |
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"Mermer" to six grandchildren; her generosity and thoughtfulness |
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made the Markham home a welcoming destination for a wide circle of |
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family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Markham was a member of St. John's Episcopal |
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Church in Dallas, where she served on the altar guild; an avid |
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traveler, she had the opportunity to visit locations around the |
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globe while accompanying her husband on business trips; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mary Markham will be greatly missed, she |
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has left her loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever cherish; 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 life of Mary Burney McMahon |
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Markham and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her children, Meribeth Wilkinson and her husband, Rick, and Steven |
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Markham and his wife, Sabine; to her grandchildren; to her sister, |
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Frieda Thomas; to her brother, Dr. Marshall McMahon; and to her |
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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 Mary |
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Markham. |
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Meyer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 546 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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