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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Mary Alice Chaney of Frisco, who passed away on October 13, 2014, |
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at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary Adkins was born on December 8, 1920, |
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in Forreston to Cader Dale Adkins and Nettie Elizabeth Appling; she |
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shared a rewarding marriage of nearly 60 years with Earnest Ray |
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Chaney, and the couple were blessed with two daughters, Kay and |
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Johnna Sue; with the passing years, she experienced the joy of |
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welcoming three additional generations into her family; and |
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WHEREAS, For much of her adult life, Mrs. Chaney was an |
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active church member, initially at First Baptist Church in Mineola |
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and later at Lamar Baptist Church in Arlington; additionally, she |
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was talented at bridge and played in tournaments with many |
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different clubs over a span of five decades, achieving the |
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prestigious title of Life Master; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Alice Chaney treasured the time she spent in |
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the company of her loved ones, and she is deeply missed by all those |
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who held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Alice Chaney |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughters, Kay English and her husband, John, and Johnna Sue Smith |
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and her husband, Scott; to her brothers, Cader Dale Adkins Jr. and |
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Charles Adkins; to her sister, Carolyn Arnold; to her |
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grandchildren, John Chaney English and his wife, April, Suzanne |
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Smith, Heather Harrison and her husband, Mike, and Stephen Smith; |
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to her 10 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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to her other relatives and 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 Mary Alice |
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Chaney. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 421 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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