Bill Text: TX SR43 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary Adele Oden.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Reported enrolled [SR43 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR43-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Mary Oden | ||
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with | ||
the passing of Mary Adele Oden of Kilgore on August 21, 2023, at | ||
the age of 83; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary Oden was born to Earnest and Yvonne Stoufflet | ||
Eaves on February 7, 1940, in Houma, Louisiana, and she was | ||
raised on her family's dairy farm in Greenwood, Louisiana, with | ||
her brother, Earnest; an alumna of Louisiana Tech University, she | ||
later returned to school, earning a bachelor's degree in biology | ||
from The University of Texas at Tyler and a graduate degree in | ||
physics and biology from Stephen F. Austin State University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Oden enjoyed a 22-year career as a medical | ||
technician and went on to work as a science teacher in Kilgore for | ||
nearly two and a half decades; active in her community, she | ||
served as a director of the Cross Roads Special Utility District, | ||
and she was a hospice volunteer and a Sunday school teacher; and | ||
WHEREAS, Valuing family above all else, Ms. Oden shared a | ||
rewarding marriage with her husband, Donnie Oden, that spanned 44 | ||
years before his passing; she took great pride in their two | ||
children, Vonn and Matt, and through the years, she was further | ||
blessed with two grandchildren, Ryan and Madison, and a | ||
great-grandson, Cole; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed | ||
collecting coins and stamps, and some of her favorite memories | ||
were of her trips to Europe with her daughter; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time | ||
will never diminish the joy and love that Mary Oden brought into the | ||
lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Mary Adele Oden and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family | ||
and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Mary Oden. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 26, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |