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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 Lillie Beatrice Thomas of Houston on May 10, 2015, at the |
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age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Lillie Hill was born in Lake Charles, |
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Louisiana, on January 11, 1920, to Lucy and Everett Hill, and she |
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grew up in the company of eight siblings; a member of the Jack Yates |
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High School Class of 1937, she attended nursing school and went on |
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to enjoy a career that spanned more than two decades at the Veterans |
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Affairs Medical Center in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Thomas married George Amon Lillie, and over the |
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years, the couple were blessed with two daughters, Maria and |
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Ardell; fortunate to find love again, she was joined in matrimony to |
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Edward Thomas, and they became the parents of two children, Octavia |
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and the late Gerald Thomas; she eventually knew the joy of welcoming |
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three additional generations into her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Thomas was a valued |
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member at Blueridge United Methodist Church for many years before |
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joining the congregation of St. John's United Methodist Church, |
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where she served in the Diamond Ministry and as a member of the |
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usher and communion boards; moreover, she was involved in the |
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Veterans Affairs Retiree Club and the Coats of Calantes; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved matriarch devoted herself to her faith |
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and her family, and those who were privileged to share in her love |
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and affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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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 life of Lillie Beatrice |
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Thomas and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her daughters, Maria E. Jackson, Ardell Mock and her husband, |
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Ronald, and Octavia Thomas; to her five grandchildren, Demetria, |
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Julie, Kary, Julian, and Joshua; to her eight great-grandchildren |
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and her three great-great-grandchildren; and to her many other |
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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 Lillie |
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Beatrice Thomas. |