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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 673
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In Memory |
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Laura Tedford |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Laura Ruth Tedford of Brownsboro, who passed away on |
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November 18, 2021, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Laura Parker was born to Randy and |
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Sarah Parker on August 11, 1961, in Tyler and grew up with the |
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companionship of her sister, Mary; she graduated from Brownsboro |
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High School in 1979 and continued her education at Southwestern |
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Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie before graduating |
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from The University of Texas at Tyler with bachelor's degrees in |
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business and education; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 20, 1981, she exchanged the vows of |
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marriage with David Tedford; in the course of a rewarding union |
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that spanned four decades, the couple were blessed with two |
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children, Drew and Lauren, and they had the pleasure of seeing |
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their family grow to include five grandchildren, Jack, Mary, |
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Elizabeth, Eli, and Beau; and |
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WHEREAS, After devoting much of her time to her children |
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during their early years, Mrs. Tedford began teaching at Chandler |
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Elementary School in 1992, and she went on to earn a real estate |
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license and to work with her father and sister at Crestview |
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Properties in Chandler; sustained by a deep and abiding faith, |
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she was a lifelong member of Chandler First Assembly of God; in |
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her leisure hours, she enjoyed playing dominoes and visiting the |
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beach; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her patience, generosity, and |
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conviction, Laura Tedford brightened the world for all who knew |
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her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Laura Ruth Tedford |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones; and, be it |
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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 Laura Tedford. |
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Hughes |
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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 June 1, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |