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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness felt at the passing of Mary Sykora of |
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West on March 1, 2011, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 8, 1916, in Abbott, the daughter of |
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Frank and Mary Janda Adamcik, the former Mary Adamcik attended the |
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Ross School and St. Mary's School in West; she married Henry J. |
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Sykora in 1935, at a ceremony held in West, and the couple became |
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the parents of a son, Leonard; Mary and Henry Sykora shared a |
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rewarding relationship that spanned 30 years, until Mr. Sykora's |
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death in 1965; through the years, Mrs. Sykora rejoiced in seeing her |
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family grow to include three more generations; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to taking care of her loved ones and her |
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home, Mrs. Sykora worked for the Hyatt Hotels Corporation in Dallas |
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for 15 years, and she was employed as a dental assistant for more |
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than a quarter-century; she also went into business for herself as a |
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beauty consultant for Mary Kay; and |
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WHEREAS, Strongly rooted in her religious and cultural |
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heritage, Mary Sykora was a congregant of St. Mary Catholic Church |
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of the Assumption and a member of the Catholic Daughters of the |
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Americas Court No. 829, as well as a member of KJZT Society No. 11, |
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SPJST Lodge No. 54, and the Czech Women's Organization; in her |
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leisure time, she enjoyed entertaining, cooking, and sewing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Sykora lived a rich and purposeful life, and |
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those who were privileged to share in her love and friendship will |
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forever remember her with great tenderness and affection; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Sykora and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter-in-law, Joy Sykora; to her granddaughter, Mary Faye |
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McBride, and her husband, Ross; to her great-grandchildren, Regina |
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DuShane and her husband, John, Lindsay Vaughan, Wyatt McBride, and |
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Audrey McBride; to her great-great-granddaughters, Zoe and Myley |
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DuShane; and to her other relatives and 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 Mary |
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Sykora. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1003 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 7, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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