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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 85th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Juandelle Wainscott Lacy Roberts of |
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Midland is marking this notable milestone in her life on January 23, |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. C. E. |
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Wainscott, the former Juandelle Wainscott was born in 1928 in |
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Quitaque; she performed her first solo at the age of three and has |
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maintained a love of music throughout her life, supporting |
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symphonies wherever she lives and hosting an annual Christmas |
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sing-along event; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, she married James W. Lacy, with whom she |
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raised two children; the philanthropic couple supported Baptist and |
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other evangelical missionary work across the Americas, Africa, |
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Eastern Europe, and Asia and funded a school for gypsy children in |
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Romania; moreover, they began the Excalibur Round Table that |
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benefits cancer research and established the Wainscott-Lacy |
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Memorial Fund scholarship program for students at Baptist schools |
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and an engineering scholarship for students at Texas Tech |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the death of Mr. Lacy, she was fortunate |
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enough to find love again in her marriage with W. V. "Red" Roberts; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong convictions, Mrs. Roberts has been |
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a staunch supporter of the Republican Party for more than 55 years, |
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and she has worked for the GOP across three states; a member of the |
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prestigious Texas Federation of Republican Women, she was elected |
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to serve the party as Tulsa County chair; over the years, she has |
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worked on countless political campaigns, and she even once mentored |
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a young George W. Bush when he ran for state office; and |
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WHEREAS, Juandelle Roberts is a source of joy and inspiration |
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to her family and friends, and it is a pleasure to honor her on eight |
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and a half decades of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Juandelle Wainscott Lacy Roberts |
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on her 85th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Roberts as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |