H.R. No. 1302

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
	passing of Jeanne Rene Chadbourne Aldredge of Dallas on April 19,
	2014, at the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, The former Jeanne Chadbourne was born in Beaumont on
	July 23, 1921, to Vaughn Russell and Bertha Baus Chadbourne; after
	graduating from St. Anthony's School, she received a scholarship to
	attend Rosemont College in Pennsylvania, and it was there that she
	met George Aldredge Jr., who was studying to be a doctor; they were
	set up on a blind date by friends because they were both from Texas
	and loved to dance to big band music; they were married in 1941; and
	WHEREAS, After Dr. Aldredge served in the South Pacific with
	the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, the couple moved to
	Ann Arbor, Michigan, while he completed his orthopedic residency;
	in 1951, they returned to Texas, where Mrs. Aldredge raised their
	nine children in Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Aldredge was an active and
	enthusiastic volunteer; she was president of the Dallas County
	Medical Auxiliary and the Dallas County Heritage Society and a
	member of the Dallas Junior League and the Dallas Woman's Club,
	where she learned to tap dance; she was also a skilled gardener who
	shared her expertise as a certified judge at flower shows around the
	country, and she served as president of the Founders Garden Club and
	the Junior League Garden Club; and
	WHEREAS, Devout members of the Catholic faith, Mrs. Aldredge
	and her husband hosted and took an active part in many religious
	discussion groups over the years, and she was president of the
	Mothers' Club at Christ the King School and a member of the board of
	the Catholic Charities of Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Aldredge delighted in the time she spent with
	her children and grandchildren; she also took great pleasure in
	traveling the world with her husband, and until his death in 2005
	after 63 years of marriage, she continued to love to dance with him,
	as she had on that first date so many years before; and
	WHEREAS, A loving wife, a devoted mother, and an involved
	member of her community, Jeanne Aldredge brightened the lives of
	her loved ones and benefited her fellow citizens, and she will be
	deeply missed by all who had the good fortune to know her; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jeanne Rene
	Chadbourne Aldredge and extend sincere condolences to the members
	of her family: to her brothers, Dan Chadbourne and John Chadbourne;
	to her daughters, Virginia Pellegrini and Anne Terrell Aldredge; to
	her sons, George Aldredge, Vaughn Aldredge and his wife, Jamie,
	Christopher Aldredge and his wife, Cindy, Mark Aldredge and his
	wife, Laurie, Thom Aldredge and his wife, Trish, John Aldredge and
	his wife, Leta, and Matthew Aldredge and his wife, Alison; to her 21
	grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives
	and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jeanne
	Aldredge.
	Meyer
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1302 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on April 9, 2015.
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	Chief Clerk of the House