82R7452 MGR-D
By: Straus H.R. No. 483
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Janette
Overton Dixon of San Antonio, who passed away on January 21, 2011,
at the age of 70; and
WHEREAS, A native of Palestine, Texas, Janette Overton was
born on December 5, 1940, to Lily May Morriss and Andrew Jackson
Overton, Jr.; she earned a bachelor's degree from The University of
Texas at Austin and subsequently taught geography and history to
middle school students; and
WHEREAS, She moved to San Antonio after marrying Don P.
Dixon, and the couple went on to share 45 rewarding years together;
they raised two sons, David and Douglas, and later shared in the joy
of welcoming eight grandchildren into their family; and
WHEREAS, Strong in her faith, Mrs. Dixon was an active member
of Castle Hills First Baptist Church in San Antonio, where she
taught Sunday school, participated in the women's ministry, and
chaired a Women's Concerns Conference; she also served on a local
committee for the National Day of Prayer and as an associate board
member for the Baptist Health System; in addition, she was a
substitute teacher and volunteer at San Antonio Christian Schools
and was active for many years in Bible Study Fellowship; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a member of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and the Alamo Mission Chapter of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, serving that organization in
numerous capacities, including as education chair; recently, she
had developed a series of bookmarks for area schoolchildren that
chronicled the lives of various founders of the Republic of Texas,
and she was also a co-author of The Alamo Long Barrack Museum,
published by the DRT; and
WHEREAS, Though she is deeply missed, Janette Dixon will
forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those
fortunate enough to have shared in the richness of her life; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Janette Overton
Dixon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
her husband, Don P. Dixon; to her sons, David Patrick Dixon and his
wife, Tiffany, and Douglas Paul Dixon and his wife, Laura; to her
brother, Andrew Jackson Overton III and his wife, Patricia; to her
eight grandchildren; 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 Janette
Dixon.