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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 Claudette McInnis Thomas, who passed away on May 13, |
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2017, at the age of 75, and her husband, William John Thomas, who |
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passed away on September 7, 2012, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, During a rewarding marriage that spanned 45 years, |
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Billy and Claudette Thomas operated a successful cattle ranch north |
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of Raymondville, and they were valued parishioners of Our Lady of |
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Guadalupe Catholic Church; moreover, they shared in the joy of |
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raising two children, Mitch and Tonnyre, and doting on their five |
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grandchildren, Morgan, Lauren, Logan, Royse, and Claudette; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Claudette McInnis was born on May 22, |
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1941, in Brownwood to Claude and Lillie Mae McInnis; a graduate of |
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Texas Tech University, she went on to earn her master's degree in |
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journalism at Kansas State University and soon thereafter met her |
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future husband, Billy; Mrs. Thomas was active in the American |
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International Charolais Association and served for many years on |
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the board of the Willacy County Livestock Show; she also |
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volunteered her time on numerous other boards and committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Brownsville on August 26, 1930, to Maria and |
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Harl Thomas, Billy Thomas attended school in Raymondville and |
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studied at Texas A & I University in Kingsville; active in several |
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agricultural organizations, he served the American International |
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Charolais Association as director and as a member of its executive |
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committee and the Pan American Zebu Association as president, and |
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he was also an enthusiastic supporter of Willacy County Youth in |
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Agriculture; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected members of their community and beloved |
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parents, grandparents, and friends, Billy and Claudette Thomas are |
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deeply missed, and they will always hold a treasured place in the |
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hearts of all those who held them dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Claudette McInnis |
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Thomas and William John Thomas and extend sincere sympathy to their |
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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 their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Claudette |
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and Billy Thomas. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2698 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 29, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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