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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Mavis Elizabeth Eskew Pape of Austin is |
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marking this momentous occasion in her life on April 17, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Donie in 1919, the former Mavis Eskew is the |
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daughter of J. R. Eskew and Nina Linson Eskew, and she grew up with |
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six siblings; she graduated from Normangee High School, where she |
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played on the tennis team, before going on to attend The University |
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of Texas at Austin; on Christmas Eve, 1940, she married Melvin E. |
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Pape, and they became the proud parents of two sons, Mark and |
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Michael; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Pape enlisted in the U.S. Women's Air Corps |
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during World War II, and she served as a recruiting officer in |
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Bloomington, Indiana; in 1949, she completed her MBA at Indiana |
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University; she taught high school and adult education classes in |
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Dade County, Florida, for many years, and she was so beloved by her |
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students that some stayed in touch for decades and even visited her |
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in Texas following her return to her home state in 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family and her community, Mrs. Pape |
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supported her husband in his work as the first professional |
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director of the Austin Civic Theatre; she later became a staunch |
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champion of its successor organization, Zachary Scott Theatre; a |
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loyal fan of television's Ellen and Wheel of Fortune, she enjoys |
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watching both programs every day; and |
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WHEREAS, Mavis Pape is a source of tremendous inspiration, |
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and in sharing the experience gained through a century of life well |
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lived, she bestows a precious gift of wisdom that benefits all who |
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are fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mavis Elizabeth Eskew Pape on the |
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joyous occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Pape as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1244 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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