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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 570
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In Memory |
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Fay Meyer Dudney |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of League City in mourning the loss of Fay Meyer Dudney, |
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who died March 14, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Fay Dudney was born and raised in New Ulm, Texas; |
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she graduated from Columbus High School, and she continued her |
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education at Southwest Business Institute and later at the |
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University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Fay married the late Dr. Ned Dudney in 1949, and |
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they moved to League City five years later; they were blessed |
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with three children, and their seven granddaughters and three |
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great-grandchildren were a source of immense pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Dudney was an avid gardener who used her |
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landscaping talent to help beautify her community; an active |
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member and former president of the League City Garden Club, she |
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played key roles in designing Helen's Garden and in preserving |
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the area's beautiful oak trees; she was especially proud of her |
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success in establishing a local oak tree registry; in 2009, the |
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city's nature center was renamed the Dr. Ned and Fay Dudney Clear |
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Creek Nature Center to honor their many contributions to |
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protecting the area's vibrant landscape and environment; and |
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WHEREAS, Fay also loved history, and she strived to make |
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the public aware of the area's rich past through her work and |
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leadership as a member of the League City Historical Society and |
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at the Galveston County Historical Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep spiritual devotion, Mrs. Dudney |
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was a founding member of Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church; |
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she was beloved throughout the community, and she leaves behind |
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memories that will long be cherished by all who were privileged |
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to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Fay Meyer Dudney; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Fay Dudney. |
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Buckingham |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 4, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |