SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 63
In Memory
of
Juanita Pearl Adams Barton
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Juanita Pearl Adams Barton, who died
March 16, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Juanita Barton moved from Oklahoma to Brownsville
with her family at the age of nine; she graduated from El Jardin
School; and
WHEREAS, She enjoyed a productive and fulfilling 37-year
career with the telephone company; she was also active in a wide
variety of community organizations, including the Garden Club,
the Girl Scouts, the Women's Democratic Society, the Brownsville
Art League, Central Christian Church, the Sierra Club, the
Southwestern Bell Pioneers, and Friends of the Library; and
WHEREAS, She was a unique individual who was known as a
healer and a psychic; she was an artist, and she could play the
piano by ear and was blessed with a beautiful singing voice; and
WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and compassion, she
gave unselfishly to others and was noted for her intelligence,
wit, and generous spirit; her enthusiasm for living each day to
the fullest will not be forgotten by the many whose lives she
touched; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere
condolences to the bereaved family of Juanita Pearl Adams Barton;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do
so in memory of Juanita Barton.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 12, 2013, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate