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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Ernestine Holt Bridges of Mesquite, who passed away on |
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May 20, 2017, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Ernest and Hattie Dee Holt, the |
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former Ernestine Holt was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on August |
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25, 1935, and grew up with the company of two brothers, Jack and |
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Robert; in 1971, she was joined in matrimony to Louis E. Bridges |
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Jr., with whom she enjoyed more than 45 years of marriage; the proud |
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mother of four children, Martin, Nina, Jennifer, and John, she was |
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blessed later in life with five grandchildren, Traci, Alexis, Ben, |
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Beth, and Noah; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in her community, Mrs. Bridges was a |
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Dallas County election judge for more than 20 years, and she served |
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several terms as president of the PTA; a strong supporter of the |
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Republican Party, she took on several leadership roles with the |
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Mesquite Republican Women's Club and held the office of district |
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director of the Texas Federation of Republican Women; in 2002, she |
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was named Citizen of the Year by the City of Mesquite, and in 2013, |
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she was recognized as Volunteer of the Year by the Dallas County |
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Republican Party; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent member of the congregation at Sunnyvale |
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First Baptist Church, Mrs. Bridges especially enjoyed teaching |
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Bible verses to young people and greeting the children in the |
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nursery on Sunday mornings, and she was active in the Awana youth |
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ministry program; and |
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WHEREAS, Ernestine Bridges lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to her family, her community, and her faith, and she leaves |
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behind a legacy of service to others that will forever inspire all |
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those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be 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 memory of Ernestine Holt |
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Bridges and extend heartfelt sympathy to her relatives and her many |
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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 Ernestine |
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Bridges. |