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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 Fongee Wong of |
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Houston on January 7, 2015, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 28, 1933, in Grady, Arkansas, |
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Fongee Wong grew up in a large family and graduated from Gould High |
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School before earning a bachelor's degree in nursing from The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; she later received |
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her master's in nursing from the University of Maryland, and she |
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went on to complete her doctorate in public health from The |
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University of Texas Health Science Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wong enjoyed a successful career as a professor |
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at Texas Woman's University, and she frequently took her students |
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to needy communities in the Houston area to educate them on public |
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health issues; she later worked as a real estate broker, founding |
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her own firm, Bee Hive Realty; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Wong was a valued |
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congregant of Second Baptist Church for nearly three decades; she |
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gave freely of her time and talents in service to her church, |
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volunteering as a member of the bulletin brigade, Bible Study |
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Fellowship, and Gospel Truth Bible Study, and participating in |
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activities at Second Baptist's Family Life Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wong shared 35 rewarding years with her |
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husband, Kent, whom she married in 1980; the couple were the devoted |
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parents of three children, Kent, Priscilla, and Grace, and with the |
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passing years, their family grew to include three grandchildren; |
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the beloved matriarch of a large extended family, she was |
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affectionately known as "Aunt Gee" to her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Fongee Wong |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, |
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kindness, and compassion, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Fongee Wong and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Kent Wong; to her son, Kent Wong, and his wife, Carol; to |
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her daughters, Priscilla Hood and her husband, Lee, and Grace Wong; |
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to her grandchildren, Kayla, Bryce, and Blake Hood; to her sisters, |
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May, Mary, and Julia; to her brothers, Douglas and Clinton; and to |
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her many 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 on this day, it do so in memory of Fongee |
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Wong. |