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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 productive life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Patricia Evans Dickey on March 19, 2021, at the age of |
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| 7 | 8 | | 75; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Leonard and Lula Evans, the former |
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| 9 | 10 | | Pat Evans was born in Stonega, Virginia, on October 7, 1945, and |
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| 10 | 11 | | grew up with eight younger siblings, Linda, Brenda, Doris, Leonard, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Roger, John, Larry, and Ronnie; she became the devoted mother of a |
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| 12 | 13 | | son, Bobby, and a daughter, Michelle, and she took great pride in |
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| 13 | 14 | | her six grandchildren, Jack, Julia, Luke, Claire, Alex, and Stuart, |
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| 14 | 15 | | and her great-grandchild, Henry; following the death of her husband |
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| 15 | 16 | | of nearly 40 years, Clive Dickey, she was fortunate enough to find |
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| 16 | 17 | | love again, and she married Warren Taylor; she was a steadfast |
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| 17 | 18 | | source of kindness, compassion, and strength for all the members of |
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| 18 | 19 | | her large extended family; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Dickey began a noteworthy career in real estate |
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| 20 | 21 | | while residing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; she worked with |
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| 21 | 22 | | Nowland Mortgage Company and was a frequent top producer for Ebby |
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| 22 | 23 | | Halliday Realtors; after moving to Crockett in 1988, she became a |
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| 23 | 24 | | co-owner of Music Mountain water distributors and launched her own |
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| 24 | 25 | | real estate company; she affiliated with Coldwell Banker in 1992 |
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| 25 | 26 | | and later opened a second office of Coldwell Banker, Pat Dickey |
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| 26 | 27 | | Realtors in Nacogdoches; dedicated to her profession, she was a |
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| 27 | 28 | | member of the Nacogdoches County Board of Realtors and the Houston |
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| 28 | 29 | | Association of Realtors, and she served on the board of the Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Realtors Political Action Committee; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Benefiting her community, Ms. Dickey served as |
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| 31 | 32 | | secretary of the Angelina & Neches River Authority Board and as a |
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| 32 | 33 | | member of both the Houston County Hospital District Board and the |
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| 33 | 34 | | board of All Saints' Episcopal Church; moreover, she was a sponsor |
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| 34 | 35 | | of the Piney Woods Fine Arts Association and gave generously of her |
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| 35 | 36 | | time and talents to the Boys and Girls Club; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Although Pat Dickey is greatly missed, she has left |
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| 37 | 38 | | those who shared in her love and friendship with a wealth of |
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| 38 | 39 | | memories that they will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Patricia Evans Dickey |
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| 41 | 42 | | and extend sincere condolences to her family and friends; and, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | 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 Patricia |
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| 46 | 47 | | Evans Dickey. |
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