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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Lorelei Hankins of Rocksprings on April 27, 2021, at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Lorelei Hankins was born to Lowell F. and Sarah |
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| 9 | 10 | | Boutwell Hankins on September 2, 1933; she grew up with her sister, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Louise, on the family's ranch in Edwards County and attended school |
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| 11 | 12 | | in Rocksprings; a skilled horsewoman, she joined the rodeo team |
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| 12 | 13 | | while attending Texas Tech University; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, From an early age, Ms. Hankins learned ranching from |
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| 14 | 15 | | her father and uncles, who ran the prominent horse breeding |
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| 15 | 16 | | operation Hankins Brothers Production Sales; she worked in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | family business for more than three decades, making sales and |
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| 17 | 18 | | transporting horses to breeding farms and trainers throughout the |
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| 18 | 19 | | United States; she later became the owner of the Lorelei Hankins |
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| 19 | 20 | | Ranch, where she continued to breed quarter horses, as well as |
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| 20 | 21 | | Rambouillet sheep, Angora goats, and cattle; her ranch has received |
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| 21 | 22 | | the Heritage Breeder designation from the American Quarter Horse |
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| 22 | 23 | | Association, and in 2013, the organization honored her as a 50-year |
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| 23 | 24 | | Cumulative Breeder; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Hankins led 4-H clubs |
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| 25 | 26 | | in Crockett and Edwards Counties, and she was a valued member of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Ozona Woman's League, Ozona United Methodist Church, and First |
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| 27 | 28 | | Baptist Church of Rocksprings; moreover, she was a lifetime member |
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| 28 | 29 | | of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Hankins enjoyed the love |
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| 30 | 31 | | and support of her children, Cliff and Kay, and with the passing |
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| 31 | 32 | | years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to include |
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| 32 | 33 | | four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Lorelei Hankins brings |
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| 34 | 35 | | immeasurable sorrow to her loved ones, she leaves behind a legacy |
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| 35 | 36 | | that will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, |
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| 36 | 37 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lorelei Hankins and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 40 | 41 | | children, Kay Stewart and her husband, Eddie, and Cliff McMullan; |
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| 41 | 42 | | to her grandchildren, Lana Wagner and her husband, Will, Jake |
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| 42 | 43 | | Stewart and his wife, Lauren, Jess McMullan and his wife, Michelle, |
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| 43 | 44 | | and Luke McMullan; to her great-grandchildren, Patton, Lorelei, and |
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| 44 | 45 | | Worth Wagner, Mason McMullan, and Jett Stewart; and to her other |
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| 45 | 46 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lorelei |
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| 49 | 50 | | Hankins. |
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