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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Ericson, a respected member of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Nacogdoches community, passed away on December 2, 2018, at the age |
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| 7 | 8 | | of 87; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The former Carolyn Reeves was born to Jonathan and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Emma Reeves on May 12, 1931, in Fort Stockton; during her youth, her |
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| 10 | 11 | | parents took her around the country to track down their lineage, an |
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| 11 | 12 | | experience that inspired her own passion for genealogy; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, She married Joe Ericson on July 16, 1955, in |
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| 13 | 14 | | Lubbock, and the couple moved to Nacogdoches two years later; |
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| 14 | 15 | | there, they raised three children, Linda, Joseph, and John, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | with the passing years, Mrs. Ericson had the privilege of welcoming |
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| 16 | 17 | | into her family three grandchildren, Jonathan, Angela, and William, |
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| 17 | 18 | | and two great-grandchildren, Lexington and Evelyn; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Ericson |
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| 19 | 20 | | performed extensive historical research, collecting approximately |
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| 20 | 21 | | $200,000 worth of literature and cataloguing cemetery and census |
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| 21 | 22 | | records, and she also clipped and digitized obituaries of some |
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| 22 | 23 | | 42,000 people buried in Nacogdoches County; in 2018, she donated |
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| 23 | 24 | | much of her library to the Stephen F. Austin State University East |
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| 24 | 25 | | Texas Research Center; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her research, Mrs. Ericson |
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| 26 | 27 | | established her own publishing company, Ericson Books, authored |
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| 27 | 28 | | more than 100 books, and wrote a weekly genealogical column, |
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| 28 | 29 | | "Kissin' Kuzzins," which appeared in several East Texas newspapers |
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| 29 | 30 | | for more than four decades; she also served as curator of the Old |
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| 30 | 31 | | Stone Fort Museum from 1972 to 1980 and took an active role in |
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| 31 | 32 | | numerous genealogical and heritage societies, including the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Daughters of the Republic of Texas; moreover, she was a longtime |
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| 33 | 34 | | congregant of First United Methodist Church; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Carolyn Ericson brings |
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| 35 | 36 | | immeasurable sorrow to her family and friends, she leaves behind a |
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| 36 | 37 | | legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who held her |
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| 37 | 38 | | dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Carolyn Ericson and |
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| 40 | 41 | | extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Carolyn |
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| 45 | 46 | | Ericson. |
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