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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Edna Nell Burch Black on December 31, 2018, at the age of |
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90; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Georgia Winifred Cavender and Harry |
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Louis Burch, the former Eddie Burch was born in Miami, Arizona, on |
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July 24, 1928; her parents died when she was young, and she was then |
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raised by her grandmother, Edna Hobbs Cavender; she and her sister, |
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Lorraine, grew up in the Hill Country town of Rio Frio with their |
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cousin, Edna; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Black later moved to El Paso, where she met the |
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love of her life, Jack Jennings Black; they married and became the |
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proud parents of five children, Winifred, Jackie, Roy, Joyce, and |
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Iris, and Mrs. Black devoted herself to her family and their home in |
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the lower valley of El Paso; well-suited to the role of rancher's |
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wife, she was an excellent horsewoman and faced the challenges of |
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rural life with grace and strength; she and Mr. Black shared nearly |
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five decades of marriage, and following his death in 1995, she |
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settled in Keller to be with her daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, With the passing years, Mrs. Black knew the joy of |
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welcoming into her treasured family 20 grandchildren, Jack, Jim, |
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Richard, Kira, Cameron, Carrie, Cristi, Chris, Patrick, Jessie, |
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Jared, Royce, Jack, Jami, Danny, Tamara, Jerimy, Leah, Scott, and |
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Todd, as well as 38 great-grandchildren and 7 |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Eddie Black is deeply missed, those who |
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held her dear will forever remember the kindness and love she |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edna Nell Burch Black |
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and extend sincere sympathy to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edna Nell |
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Burch Black. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 72 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on March 6, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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