TITLE: In memory of LaVeta Duncan Curry of Dallas.

SUMMARY: In memory of LaVeta Duncan Curry of Dallas.

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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to a close when LaVeta Duncan Curry of Dallas died on July 10, 2014, at the age of 100; and WHEREAS, The former LaVeta Duncan was born in Glen Cove on November 5, 1913, to Arthur and Mary Duncan and enjoyed the companionship of two brothers and two sisters; she exchanged the vows of matrimony with Odis Curry and with him became a loving parent to three children, Sam, Tom, and Suzanne; through the years, Mrs. Duncan knew the joy of welcoming three more generations into her family; and WHEREAS, This caring individual helped countless people in her professional life as a nurse; she was also an artist; and WHEREAS, Devoted to her family and her community, LaVeta Curry is deeply missed, but the generosity, love, and compassion with which she lived her life will forever inspire all those 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 LaVeta Duncan Curry and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her sons, Sam Curry and his wife, Joyce, and Tom Curry and his wife, Susan; to her daughter, Suzanne Jones; to her sister, Freeda Kilgore and her husband, Larry; to her sisters-in-law, Margie Duncan and Lolette Curry Rowe; to her granddaughters, Melinda White, Heather Jones and her husband, Bobby, Amber Morell and her husband, Carey, and Christa Greunke and her husband, Garrett; to her step-granddaughter, Keri Scholz; to her great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Ashlyn White, Laurel and Ella Jones, Peyton, Drake, and Ava Morell, and Brityn Greunke; to her step-great-grandchildren, Emily Fallon and Michael and Grady Scholz; to her great-great-granddaughter, Brylie Pedraza; 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 LaVeta Duncan Curry. Hughes Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1914 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 7, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House