| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1267 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Elsie Jean Jacobs Ivey of Clint, who passed away on July 23, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2022, at the age of 80; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of L. R. and Pearl Jacobs, the former |
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| 9 | 9 | | Jean Jacobs was born in Kilgore on May 6, 1942, and she grew up with |
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| 10 | 10 | | the companionship of a brother, Arden; she graduated from Clint |
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| 11 | 11 | | High School and went on to attend McMurry University; she began her |
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| 12 | 12 | | professional career in the Ysleta Independent School District, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | in 1977, she joined the payroll department for Clint ISD, where she |
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| 14 | 14 | | worked until her retirement; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Ivey enjoyed the love and |
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| 16 | 16 | | support of her husband, Jerry Ivey, with whom she shared a |
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| 17 | 17 | | fulfilling union until his passing in 2019; she took great pride in |
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| 18 | 18 | | her children, Debbie and Wayne, and over the years, she had the |
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| 19 | 19 | | pleasure of welcoming 7 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren |
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| 20 | 20 | | into the family; a woman of faith, she was a valued congregant of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Bond Memorial United Methodist Church in Clint; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Although Jean Ivey is greatly missed, the passage of |
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| 23 | 23 | | time can never diminish the love and joy she brought into the lives |
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| 24 | 24 | | of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elsie Jean Jacobs |
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| 27 | 27 | | Ivey and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to |
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| 28 | 28 | | her children, Debra Jean Ivey Engle and Thomas Wayne Ivey and his |
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| 29 | 29 | | wife, Reagan; to her brother, Arden Reo Jacobs; to her |
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| 30 | 30 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and to her other relatives |
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| 31 | 31 | | and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 33 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jean Ivey. |
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| 35 | 35 | | González of El Paso |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1267 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 39 | 39 | | rising vote of the House on May 6, 2023. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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