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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Christy Ann Jackson of Mexia passed away on November |
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| 6 | 7 | | 1, 2018, at the age of 61, leaving her loved ones to treasure the |
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| 7 | 8 | | many happy memories they shared with her; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on April 20, 1957, to Louise and |
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| 9 | 10 | | David McClurkan, the former Christy McClurkan grew up with the |
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| 10 | 11 | | companionship of her twin sister, Cindy; a graduate of Mexia High |
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| 11 | 12 | | School and a proud Black Cat, she went on to earn an associate |
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| 12 | 13 | | degree in horticulture from Tarrant County Junior College before |
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| 13 | 14 | | taking her first job at Maden's Flowers; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, On June 4, 1977, she exchanged wedding vows with the |
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| 15 | 16 | | love of her life, Ivan Jackson Jr.; the couple went into business |
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| 16 | 17 | | managing auto stores with her parents-in-law and later opened |
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| 17 | 18 | | Jackson's True Value, a hardware store that grew to be one of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | town's most popular retailers; along the way, her naturally |
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| 19 | 20 | | outgoing disposition and desire to help people led to her |
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| 20 | 21 | | involvement in numerous civic associations; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Jackson was the devoted mother of a son, Lance, |
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| 22 | 23 | | and she deeply cherished her daughter-in-law, Stephanie, and her |
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| 23 | 24 | | grandson, Fletch; she and her husband enjoyed staying at their |
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| 24 | 25 | | lodge in Tin Cup, Colorado, with their co-owner, Scott Mack, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | they welcomed a number of friends and relatives as their guests |
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| 26 | 27 | | there; passionate about gardening, she helped beautify the "Jackson |
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| 27 | 28 | | Row" area in Forest Glade with plants and flowers, and she was also |
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| 28 | 29 | | fond of fishing and watching sunsets and sunrises; among the many |
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| 29 | 30 | | things that endeared her to everyone around her were her radiant |
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| 30 | 31 | | smile and her hugs; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Christy Jackson embraced life to the fullest, and |
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| 32 | 33 | | those who were privileged to know her will forever remember her |
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| 33 | 34 | | joyous spirit and her tremendous warmth, grace, and kindness; now, |
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| 34 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Christy Ann Jackson |
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| 37 | 38 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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| 38 | 39 | | husband, Ivan Jackson Jr.; to her son, Lance Jackson, and his wife, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Stephanie; to her grandson, Elliott Fletcher Jackson; to her |
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| 40 | 41 | | mother, Louise McClurkan McMains; to her sister, Cindy Williford, |
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| 41 | 42 | | and her husband, Glenn; to her stepbrothers, Jimmy McMains and Mike |
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| 42 | 43 | | McMains; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Christy Ann |
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| 46 | 47 | | Jackson. |
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