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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alveretta Theresa Frilot Ledet of Houston passed |
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away on January 20, 2018, at the age of 90, leaving her wide circle |
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of loved ones to cherish their many happy memories of time spent in |
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her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Retta," the former |
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Alveretta Frilot was born on September 5, 1927, in the community of |
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Frilot Cove, Louisiana, to Clifford and Inez Frilot; the eldest of |
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six children, she worked to support her family while attending Holy |
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Ghost High School in Opelousas, and she helped her father raise her |
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younger siblings, Clifford, Alphonse, Albertha, Lois, and |
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Veronica, after their mother died in 1945; following her |
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graduation, she taught school for one year in Frilot Cove; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 18, 1950, she wed her true love, Curtis |
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Ledet, with whom she shared nearly seven decades; they moved to |
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Houston to begin their married life, and Mrs. Ledet devoted herself |
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to providing a nurturing home for her five children, Sheliah, |
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Michael, Carey, Sharon, and Carmela; she was also delighted to |
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become a grandmother and great-grandmother many times over; her |
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superb skills as a cook were greatly appreciated by her relatives |
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and friends, who were particularly fond of her delicious rice |
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dressing and pecan cake; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ledet's faith was a source of much comfort and |
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reassurance to her, and she was a loyal member of the congregation |
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at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church; in her free time, she |
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enjoyed reading the newspaper and watching her favorite basketball |
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team, the Houston Rockets; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a kind and caring nature, Retta Ledet |
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brightened the world for all who were blessed to know her, and she |
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will forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alveretta Theresa |
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Frilot Ledet and extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones; and, be |
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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 Alveretta |
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Ledet. |