85R9558 CJM-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.R. No. 272
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Carolyn
Yvonne Rogers Jones of Dallas, who passed away on January 25, 2017,
at the age of 72; and
WHEREAS, Born to Ellis and Tessie Rogers on November 9, 1944,
the former Carolyn Rogers grew up in Abilene with her two brothers,
Danny and Bill; after graduating from Woodson High School in 1963,
she continued her education at Bishop College and went on to pursue
a successful career with the Stewart Title Guaranty Company; and
WHEREAS, In 1967, she met the love of her life, Thomas Jones,
whom she wed on July 26, 1968; over the course of a rewarding
marriage that spanned nearly half a century, the couple were
blessed with four children, Shaundra, Regina, Shelley, and Kelley,
and a grandson, Jay Logan Thomas; and
WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Jones
was a valued congregant at St. Luke Community United Methodist
Church; and
WHEREAS, Carolyn Jones enjoyed a life that was rich in the
intangibles that matter most, and she will forever be a source of
inspiration to all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carolyn Yvonne
Rogers Jones and extend sincere condolences to the members of her
family and to her many 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 Carolyn
Jones.