88R18375 BHH-D
By: King of Hemphill H.R. No. 1351
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
passing of Tammie Jolene Helton of Laketon on September 25, 2021, at
the age of 46; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Connie Jolene Miller Sasser and
Lindy Lucian Sasser Sr., the former Tammie Sasser was born on July
4, 1975, in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and she grew up with the
companionship of four siblings, Kathryn, Brenda, Renea, and Lindy;
from an early age, she helped on the Miller family farm, and she
worked at a local diner during her teens and early 20s; she
graduated from Reydon High School in 1993 and later earned a
bachelor's degree in education from Southwestern Oklahoma State
University; and
WHEREAS, On November 1, 1996, she married Albert Wade Helton,
and the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned nearly two and
a half decades; Ms. Helton took great pride in her sons, Michael
Lane Hall and Loagon Helton, and she had the pleasure of seeing her
family grow to include a grandson, Michael Rider Hall; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Helton worked as an educator in Miami, Texas,
for three years, and she went on to teach for seven years at Pampa
Middle School, where she earned a Teacher of the Year award; in
2011, she concluded her career in education and established The
Trendy Trailer, a traveling women's clothing boutique; a skilled
entrepreneur, she built a loyal customer base in North Texas and
Western Oklahoma; in her leisure time, she enjoyed cooking and
baking for her loved ones; and
WHEREAS, Tammie Helton possessed a generosity of spirit that
expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of
countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Tammie Jolene
Helton and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tammie
Helton.