Bill Text: TX HR2499 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Peggy Butler Duda of Lockhart.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2499-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2499 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Peggy Butler Duda of Lockhart on November 14, 2016, at | ||
the age of 80; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in San Augustine County on July 2, 1936, to | ||
Allie V. Quinn Butler and J. D. Butler, the former Peggy Butler grew | ||
up with the companionship of her two sisters, Joy and Shirby; she | ||
graduated from the Goodwin School in 1954 and went on to earn her | ||
nursing degree from Angelina College in Lufkin; during her career | ||
as a registered nurse, she provided care to patients in hospitals, | ||
nursing homes, and residences and especially distinguished herself | ||
through her skill in pediatric nursing; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1982, she met Robert G. Duda, with whom she was | ||
joined in matrimony on February 2, 1999, and she took joy in raising | ||
a blended family that included her four children, Jordon, Jennifer, | ||
Jed, and Justin, and three stepchildren, Stefanie, Jeffrey, and | ||
Gregory; over the years, her life was further enriched by her 5 | ||
grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Proud of her heritage, Mrs. Duda was a member of the | ||
Daughters of the Republic of Texas as well as the United States | ||
Daughters of 1812; moreover, she was an active member of the Texas | ||
Federation of Republican Women and the Caldwell County Republican | ||
Women and held life membership in the Republican National | ||
Committee; in 2007, she founded the Dictionary Project, and through | ||
the organization, she collected and distributed dictionaries to | ||
more than 6,000 third-grade students in Caldwell County; and | ||
WHEREAS, A valued congregant of the Tabernacle of Deliverance | ||
Church in Lockhart, Mrs. Duda was devoted to her faith, and in her | ||
spare time, she enjoyed reading and studying the Bible; she was also | ||
a talented cook and painter, and she counted sewing and tending her | ||
garden among her favorite pursuits; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Peggy Duda will be deeply missed, cherished | ||
memories of time spent in her company will long endure in the hearts | ||
of her many loved ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Peggy Butler Duda and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to all who mourn her passing; 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 Peggy Duda. | ||
Cyrier | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2499 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||