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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Patricia |
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Gayle Eversole of Houston, who passed away on July 16, 2017, at the |
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age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Arthur and Mary Morgan on August 5, 1943, in |
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Dallas, the former Pat Morgan grew up with the companionship of two |
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sisters, JoAnn and Loretta, and a brother, Arthur; she attended Sam |
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Houston State University and enjoyed a successful career in |
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education, starting out as a teacher in Liberty and going on to |
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serve for more than two decades as a school counselor in the Humble |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, On October 1, 1966, she was joined in matrimony to |
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her college sweetheart, Jerry Eversole, with whom she shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned half a century; over the years, the |
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couple became the proud parents of two sons, Dayne and Lance, and |
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their lives were further enriched by their two grandsons, Hayden |
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and Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Eversole gave back to her community by |
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volunteering at the Star of Hope Mission, and she pursued a number |
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of hobbies, including reading and gardening; she also took great |
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pleasure in going to the beach with her family, hosting holiday |
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gatherings, and catching up with her Alpha Chi Omega Sorority |
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sisters at their annual reunion; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Pat Eversole |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, her |
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optimism, and her brilliant smile, 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 House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Patricia Gayle Eversole and extend heartfelt sympathy to her |
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relatives and many friends; 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pat |
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Eversole. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 126 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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