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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 228
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In Memory |
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of |
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Patsy Ruth Spackey |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Patsy Ruth Spackey, who died November 9, |
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2024, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Patsy Ruth Ellen was born on |
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April 13, 1942; she attended Douglas MacArthur High School in San |
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Antonio, and she met her future husband, Ted Spackey, during her |
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senior year while attending a Trinity University football game; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Pat and Ted married in 1961, and their loving |
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union brought 63 years of joy and fulfillment; they were blessed |
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with three children, and their grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren enriched her life immeasurably; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat developed her skill as a photographer |
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documenting the history of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, |
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where she was an active congregant and served as a receptionist |
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for many years; she managed a successful photography business, |
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and after she and Ted relocated to The Woodlands in 2006, she |
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adopted the role of photographer for her new spiritual family at |
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the Church of Alden Bridge; and |
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WHEREAS, Proud of her Texas heritage, Pat found great joy |
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in being a descendant of Charles B. Stewart, the designer of the |
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Texas state flag; she was a highly respected member and leader of |
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several chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution as |
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well as the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and she was a |
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founding member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Texas |
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Declaration of Independence at Washington on the Brazos; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat Spackey was a beloved matriarch and an |
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esteemed member of her community, and she leaves behind memories |
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that will long be cherished by her many friends and loved ones and |
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by all who were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Patsy Ruth Spackey; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Pat Spackey. |
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Creighton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 24, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |