| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 524 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Halo Jewel Mills Young |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of Halo Jewel Mills Young, who died January |
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| 7 | 7 | | 16, 2019, at the age of 88; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Halo Jewel Mills was born on January 27, 1930, in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Henderson, Texas; she was an honor student at Greenville |
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| 10 | 10 | | Community School, and she graduated with honors from Henderson |
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| 11 | 11 | | Colored High School in 1948; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Halo continued her education at Southwestern |
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| 13 | 13 | | Christian College, where she worked as the school's first |
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| 14 | 14 | | librarian while balancing her course load; she met the love of |
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| 15 | 15 | | her life, Paul Young Jr., during her time as a student, and on |
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| 16 | 16 | | October 27, 1953, they were married in the campus chapel; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Halo and Paul built a rewarding life of spiritual |
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| 18 | 18 | | service together; he preached at churches in Texas, Arizona, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Alabama, and Halo worked tirelessly at each church to create and |
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| 20 | 20 | | foster uplifting ministries that enriched the congregations and |
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| 21 | 21 | | the greater community; the couple retired from service and moved |
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| 22 | 22 | | to Arlington in 2004, and they became faithful members of |
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| 23 | 23 | | Dalworth Park Church of Christ; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Halo was a devoted matriarch who raised three |
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| 25 | 25 | | children by loving example, and she made her kitchen a place of |
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| 26 | 26 | | warmth, where family members cooked, conversed, prayed, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | comforted each other; over the years, she passed on family |
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| 28 | 28 | | traditions to her two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, |
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| 29 | 29 | | who were a source of immense pride and joy; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Halo Young was a woman of deep faith, and she |
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| 31 | 31 | | inspired those who knew her through her joyous spirit and |
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| 32 | 32 | | boundless generosity; she was beloved by many, and she will long |
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| 33 | 33 | | be remembered with respect and admiration by all who were |
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| 34 | 34 | | privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 37 | 37 | | family of Halo Jewel Mills Young; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 39 | 39 | | her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 41 | 41 | | memory of Halo Young. |
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| 42 | 42 | | West |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on April 1, 2019, by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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