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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life dedicated to serving |
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others drew to a close with the passing of Bettye J. Glover of Cedar |
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Park on July 3, 2017, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Bettye Jarrell was born in Wink on |
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February 18, 1937, to Jerry and Carolyn Jarrell; in 1955, she |
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graduated as valedictorian of Winters High School, and that same |
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year, she wed William Sanders Glover Jr.; the couple shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned 13 years, until Mr. Glover's death |
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in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, After her husband's passing, Mrs. Glover moved to |
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Austin and earned her real estate agent's and broker's licenses, and |
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she went on to run B and G Properties with her longtime friend, |
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Ginny Bronson; above all else, she devoted herself to raising her |
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four children, Sandra, Angela, Jerry, and Curt; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Glover was a loving and supportive parent, but |
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she also knew how to keep her charges in line; on weekends, she |
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asked the children only once to do their chores, and if that didn't |
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work, she played Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass at top volume, |
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rousing them to their labors with the band's breezy Latin hits |
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cranked up to 11; she encouraged and often participated in their |
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pastimes and pursuits, from riding motorcycles and "mudding" to |
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various entrepreneurial endeavors, and she was always ready to lend |
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a hand with her grandchildren and her great-grandson, picking them |
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up from school, attending their activities, and helping them with |
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their homework; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented cook, Mrs. Glover maintained a vast |
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collection of cookbooks and spent many happy hours baking and |
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preparing meals for friends and loved ones; she took great delight |
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in nurturing her six beloved cats and feeding other animals in need |
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of a meal; her hobbies included gardening, reading mystery novels, |
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and collecting antiques, and she was the acknowledged queen of the |
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flea markets, maintaining a booth at the City-Wide Garage Sale in |
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Austin and at Wimberley Market Days; an avid fan of the Texas |
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Longhorns and the Dallas Cowboys, she also loved the movies, and |
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throughout her life she remained steadfast in her conviction that |
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Sean Connery was the only real James Bond; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Glover was a member by proxy of the Texas |
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legislative community; her son Curt has worked for the Texas |
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Legislative Council for more than 32 years, and her son Jerry worked |
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for the council for 20 years until his retirement; following in the |
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family tradition, her grandson Joe has worked for the council for |
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four years; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving mother and grandmother and a true and loyal |
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friend, Bettye Glover did everything she could for those she loved |
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and never asked for credit, earning their lasting respect and |
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admiration for her warmth, humility, and strength of character; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Bettye J. Glover and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her sister, Gwendelyn Bridge; to her children, |
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Sandra Glover Byler, Angela Gay Smith, Jerry Alan Glover and his |
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wife, Leony, and William Curt Glover and his wife, Linda; to her |
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grandchildren, Dustin and Valerie Smith, Cameron Smith, Logan and |
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Carly Campbell, Alaine Tremain, Lynell Glover, and Joe and Jacob |
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Glover; to her great-grandson, Aiden Tremain; and to her other |
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relatives and many 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 Bettye |
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Glover. |
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Dale |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 166 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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