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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by |
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| 6 | 7 | | the loved ones of Jordan Javon Edwards of Mesquite, whose life was |
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| 7 | 8 | | tragically cut short on April 29, 2017, at the age of 15; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on October 25, 2001, in Fort Worth, Jordan |
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| 9 | 10 | | Edwards was the son of Shaunkeyia Keyon Stephens and Odell Lavar |
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| 10 | 11 | | Edwards, and he grew up with the companionship of seven brothers and |
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| 11 | 12 | | sisters; he began his lifelong involvement in football when he was a |
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| 12 | 13 | | young boy at Gentry Elementary School in Mesquite, and after |
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| 13 | 14 | | enrolling at Mesquite High School, he became a proud member of the |
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| 14 | 15 | | freshman football team, playing quarterback and receiver; he pushed |
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| 15 | 16 | | himself persistently as an athlete, often giving up leisure |
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| 16 | 17 | | activities to maintain his training regimen; understanding the |
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| 17 | 18 | | importance of education, he devoted himself to his schoolwork as |
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| 18 | 19 | | well and earned straight A's in his classes; after graduating, he |
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| 19 | 20 | | hoped to continue his studies and his football career at the |
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| 20 | 21 | | University of Alabama; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Known for his positive attitude and the engaging |
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| 22 | 23 | | smile that he often wore, Jordan was well liked by his teachers, his |
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| 23 | 24 | | classmates, his coaches, and his fellow players; although football |
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| 24 | 25 | | was his passion, his greatest joy came from his family and friends, |
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| 25 | 26 | | and he always made an effort to ensure that others felt loved and |
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| 26 | 27 | | included; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A young man who demonstrated boundless drive and |
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| 28 | 29 | | enthusiasm, Jordan Edwards also possessed a kind and gentle nature |
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| 29 | 30 | | that touched the hearts of everyone around him, and his memory will |
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| 30 | 31 | | forever be cherished by those who held him dear; now, therefore, be |
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| 31 | 32 | | it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jordan Javon Edwards |
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| 34 | 35 | | and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 35 | 36 | | father, Odell Edwards, and his wife, Charmaine; to his mother, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Shaunkeyia Stephens; to his siblings, Vidal, Kevon, Korrie, Kyleah, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Kei'Morah, Fiston, and Vicktoriyah; and to his other relatives, his |
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| 38 | 39 | | friends, and all who join them in mourning his passing; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jordan |
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| 43 | 44 | | Edwards. |
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