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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Keiko Miyakawa Duke of San Antonio |
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reached that impressive milestone on July 10, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Keiko Miyakawa was born in 1933 in Tokyo, Japan, to |
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Ken and Haruko Miyakawa and grew up with the company of four |
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sisters, Sadako, Kinko, Noriko, and Kimiko, and three brothers, |
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Metshuru, Hiroshi, and Uzuriko; as a young woman, she worked for the |
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U.S. Air Force, where she met a young American airman named Kenneth |
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Doyle Duke, with whom she fell in love over a lunch of hamburgers |
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and milkshakes; they were married at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo in |
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1955; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple later moved to Texas, and the Lone Star |
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State has been Mrs. Duke's home for more than half a century; |
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together, she and her husband founded the Ken Duke Motor Company, a |
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car dealership that they operated for over 20 years; their twin |
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sons, Mitchell and Michael, were born in Austin in 1957, and with |
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the passing years, the family has grown to include three |
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grandchildren, Christopher, Brandon, and Brittany; Mr. and |
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Mrs. Duke shared a rewarding relationship until his death in 2003; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Baba" by her loved ones, |
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Mrs. Duke is renowned for her charm, radiance, and good humor, and |
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she delights in sharing meals with the special people in her life; |
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she is especially fond of sushi and fresh-baked bread, and six |
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decades after her first taste of American cuisine, she still loves a |
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good burger; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family and admiring friends, |
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Keiko Duke is a source of joy and inspiration to all who have the |
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great privilege of knowing her, and she may reflect with pride on 80 |
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years 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, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Keiko |
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Miyakawa Duke on her 80th birthday and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for 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. Duke as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Menendez |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 79 was adopted by the House on July 15, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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