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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 Sarah |
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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 from |
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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 that |
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spanned four decades, the couple were blessed with two children, |
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Drew and Lauren, and they had the pleasure of seeing their family |
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grow to include five grandchildren, Jack, Mary, Elizabeth, Eli, and |
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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, she |
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was a lifelong member of Chandler First Assembly of God; in her |
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leisure hours, she enjoyed playing dominoes and visiting the beach; |
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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 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Laura Ruth Tedford and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Laura Tedford. |