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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Patricia Rose Manning of Alpine |
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on September 8, 2024, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Patty Manning was born to William Francis Manning |
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III and Lillie Frances Drain Manning in Dallas on February 9, |
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1952, and she grew up with the companionship of two brothers, |
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Michael and Robert; in 1975, she graduated with a bachelor's |
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degree from Baylor University and went on to earn her master's |
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degree from North Texas State University seven years later; after |
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settling in Dallas, she established a lawn business, |
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Yardwork/Artwork; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1990s, Ms. Manning undertook |
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graduate studies at Sul Ross State University, earning a master's |
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degree in biology; she then began a tenure with SRSU that spanned |
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nearly two decades, overseeing the campus's experimental growing |
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plots, greenhouses, and vineyard; upon her retirement, she and |
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her partner, Cyndi Wimberly, started a native plant nursery, Twin |
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Sisters Natives, where she pursued her talents in native plant |
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propagation; in addition, she began work as a field botanist, |
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focusing on the Southwest desert; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Patty |
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Manning will remember the way she touched their lives with her |
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warmth, kindness, and humor, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patricia Rose Manning and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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partner and spouse of 30 years, Cyndi Wimberly; to her children, |
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Marley Kim Boyd Jr. and his wife, Tiffany Flores-Boyd, Mary |
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Shannon Boyd Mois, and Jonathan Matthew Boyd and his wife, Dana |
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Falconberry; to her granddaughters, Alex Kate Flores and Addison |
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Flores-Boyd; to her brother, Robert Manning, and his husband, |
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Jason Hodges; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Patty Manning. |