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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
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In Memory |
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Emily Irene Hamrick Harding |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Brownsville in mourning the loss of Emily Irene |
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Hamrick Harding, who died June 3, 2017, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Irene Hamrick was born on October 2, 1923, in |
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Ashford, Alabama; she learned the importance of hard work growing |
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up on her parents' 300-acre farm during the difficult years of |
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the Great Depression; and |
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WHEREAS, Irene met Jack Clayton Harding when he was on |
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leave from his posting in the United States Navy, and they |
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married in the spring of 1945; they lived in Jack's home state of |
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Illinois for several years, and they moved to Brownsville in |
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1961, when Jack accepted the position of general manager of the |
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shrimp division of Booth Fisheries; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Harding shared 39 years of marriage; |
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they were blessed with three children, and their four |
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grandchildren and five great-grandchildren were a source of |
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immense pride and joy; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of her community, Mrs. Harding |
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was an ardent supporter of the Gladys Porter Zoo and a member of |
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the Cameron County Republican Women organization; she was a |
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diehard Chicago Cubs fan who was thrilled to see her team win the |
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2016 World Series; her stunning bluebonnet garden was twice |
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highlighted in the Brownsville Herald and earned her the title of |
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"The Bluebonnet Queen"; she was beloved by many, and she leaves |
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behind memories that will long be cherished by all who were |
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privileged 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, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Emily Irene Hamrick |
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Harding; 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 Irene Harding. |
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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 July 19, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |