Bill Text: TX HR2206 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary Tarrant Valentine of McKinney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2206 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2206-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2206 |
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WHEREAS, Mary Tarrant Valentine of McKinney passed away on | ||
May 9, 2019, at the age of 98, leaving her loved ones to treasure the | ||
many happy memories they shared with her; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Mary Tarrant, who was affectionately | ||
known as "Gaga," was born in Cumby on March 27, 1921, to Thomas and | ||
Mary Susan Tarrant; she grew up on the family farm with four | ||
brothers and two sisters, and she learned from her grandmother how | ||
to cook and bake; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Valentine shared a rewarding marriage with her | ||
husband, Roy Valentine, who preceded her in death; over the years, | ||
she dedicated herself to providing a warm and loving home for her | ||
family, which grew to include her three children, June, Janie, and | ||
Buddy, as well as her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; | ||
she enjoyed cheering on the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Stars, | ||
solving crossword puzzles, and reading her daily Bible devotionals; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary Valentine lived a full and generous life | ||
surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close | ||
in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Tarrant | ||
Valentine and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: | ||
to her children, Janie Francis and June Parks; to her | ||
grandchildren, Danny Devore, Mindy Johnson, Mark Francis, Melissa | ||
Francis, Kristi Myers, Kelly Hibbs, and Shelly Sanford; to her | ||
great-grandchildren, Ryan Sanford and his wife, Jaclyn, Lauren | ||
Dawson and her husband, Andrew, Kathryn Myers, Parker Hibbs, Maggie | ||
Hibbs, Grant Francis, and Elizabeth Francis; and to her other | ||
relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary | ||
Valentine. | ||
Sanford | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2206 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 27, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||