81R31713 JKB-D
By: Hamilton H.R. No. 2259
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
death of Jo Ann Cain of Silsbee, who passed away on March 30, 2009,
at the age of 75; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 8, 1934, to Charles and Mary Etna
Chriswell in Beaumont, the former Jo Ann Chriswell graduated from
French High School in 1951 and married her childhood sweetheart,
Cecil Cain, six years later; the couple enjoyed a rewarding
marriage that extended for more than a half-century and raised a
loving family that includes two children, Cindy and Ed, as well as
three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Cain worked for Allen Peavey Lumber Company in
Kountz for 12 years and served 11 years as the health inspector for
Hardin County; she was an active member of the First United
Methodist Church of Silsbee and an inaugural volunteer at the
Silsbee Christian Care Center; and
WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and "Maw-Maw" to her
grandchildren and great-grandchild, Jo Ann Cain will be deeply
missed, but she leaves her loved ones with countless fond memories
of the happy times they spent in her company; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jo Ann Cain and extend
sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Cecil
Cain; to her children, Cindy Fredrick and her husband, Brian, and Ed
Cain and his wife, Sonia; to her grandchildren, Brandon Crow and his
wife, Kassie, and Derrick and Dillon Cain; to her
great-granddaughter, Allie Crow; to her twin sister, Mary Ann
Jones; to her brother, Charles Chriswell; to her sister, Peggy
Peacock; 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 Jo Ann
Cain.