| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 519 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Jewell Joyce Mullis Oney |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Jewell Joyce Mullis Oney of Harleton on March 7, 2019, |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the age of 100; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Carl and Jewell Mullis, the former |
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| 9 | 9 | | Joyce Mullis was born at home in the Bear Bottom community near |
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| 10 | 10 | | Harleton on May 17, 1918; she attended school in Harleton, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | after graduating from the College of Marshall with a teaching |
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| 12 | 12 | | certificate, she taught first grade in her hometown; she went on |
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| 13 | 13 | | to complete her A.B.A. degree at North Texas State Teachers |
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| 14 | 14 | | College, and in 1959, she received her master's degree in |
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| 15 | 15 | | education from Stephen F. Austin State University; "Miss Joyce" |
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| 16 | 16 | | taught for 38 years until her retirement in 1984; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Mrs. Oney was the proud |
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| 18 | 18 | | mother of Sue and Ronnie Jones, Jimmy Carl and Jackie Oney, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Joy Oney; through the years, she was blessed with five |
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| 20 | 20 | | grandchildren, Kevin and Traci Jones, Debra Spatz, and Holly and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Steve Laurel, as well as six great-grandchildren, Kristen and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Mark Clifton, Adam and Abby Jones, Kenady Spatz, and Emilie |
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| 23 | 23 | | Dondero, and five great-great-grandchildren, Reid, Owen, Halle |
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| 24 | 24 | | Kate, and Karis Clifton, and Aubrey Joy Jones; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Oney was a woman of strong faith, and she was |
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| 26 | 26 | | a longtime congregant of the Harleton Baptist Church, where six |
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| 27 | 27 | | generations of her family have been members; she taught Sunday |
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| 28 | 28 | | school and vacation Bible school, and she gave freely of her time |
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| 29 | 29 | | and talents to the Training Union and the Woman's Missionary |
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| 30 | 30 | | Union; in addition, she served as church pianist and sang in the |
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| 31 | 31 | | choir and the Harletones; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Although Joyce Oney will be deeply missed, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | passage of time will never diminish the warmth and kindness that |
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| 34 | 34 | | she brought into the lives of all who were fortunate enough to |
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| 35 | 35 | | know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jewell Joyce |
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| 38 | 38 | | Mullis Oney and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; |
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| 39 | 39 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for her family and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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| 42 | 42 | | day, it do so in memory of Joyce Oney. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hughes |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on April 1, 2019, by a |
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| 49 | 49 | | rising vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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