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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Lucille Louie Gee of Houston on April |
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29, 2017, at the age of 91, has brought great sadness to the family |
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and many friends of this vibrant and gracious woman; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Lucille Louie was born on March 9, 1926, |
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in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up with four sisters, Annette, Ruth, |
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Jeanette, and Sue, and four brothers, Bernard, Leonard, Harry, and |
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Milton; she graduated from Englewood High School as a member of the |
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National Honor Society and exchanged wedding vows with Wallace Gee |
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in 1947; she moved with her husband to Houston so that he could join |
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his brothers in a business venture; the couple shared nearly four |
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decades of marriage until Mr. Gee's death and were the parents of |
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three sons, Kent, Robert, and Paul; with the passing years, |
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Mrs. Gee took special delight in doting on her granddaughter, |
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Amelia; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Gee was involved with |
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the Chinese American Citizens Alliance and its Miss Chinatown |
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Pageant; she was also a board member of the Gee Family Association, |
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a charter member of the Chinese Baptist Church, and a valued |
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congregant at the Southwest Chinese Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Candid and forthright, Mrs. Gee was equally admired |
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for her kindness and generosity, and she found great joy in helping |
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others; she often drove friends on their errands and to doctor's |
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appointments, and she enjoyed taking her nieces shopping for |
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special occasions; moreover, she was revered among her |
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contemporaries as the unofficial "food critic" of Chinatown; and |
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WHEREAS, Lucille Gee led a life that was extraordinarily rich |
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in love, laughter, and friendship, and her memory will forever |
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light the hearts of all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lucille Louie Gee and |
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extend deepest sympathy to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Lucille |
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Gee. |
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Wu |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2624 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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