| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1351 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Tammie Jolene Helton of Laketon on September 25, 2021, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 46; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Connie Jolene Miller Sasser and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Lindy Lucian Sasser Sr., the former Tammie Sasser was born on July |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4, 1975, in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and she grew up with the |
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| 11 | 11 | | companionship of four siblings, Kathryn, Brenda, Renea, and Lindy; |
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| 12 | 12 | | from an early age, she helped on the Miller family farm, and she |
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| 13 | 13 | | worked at a local diner during her teens and early 20s; she |
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| 14 | 14 | | graduated from Reydon High School in 1993 and later earned a |
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| 15 | 15 | | bachelor's degree in education from Southwestern Oklahoma State |
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| 16 | 16 | | University; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, On November 1, 1996, she married Albert Wade Helton, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned nearly two and |
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| 19 | 19 | | a half decades; Ms. Helton took great pride in her sons, Michael |
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| 20 | 20 | | Lane Hall and Loagon Helton, and she had the pleasure of seeing her |
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| 21 | 21 | | family grow to include a grandson, Michael Rider Hall; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Helton worked as an educator in Miami, Texas, |
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| 23 | 23 | | for three years, and she went on to teach for seven years at Pampa |
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| 24 | 24 | | Middle School, where she earned a Teacher of the Year award; in |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2011, she concluded her career in education and established The |
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| 26 | 26 | | Trendy Trailer, a traveling women's clothing boutique; a skilled |
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| 27 | 27 | | entrepreneur, she built a loyal customer base in North Texas and |
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| 28 | 28 | | Western Oklahoma; in her leisure time, she enjoyed cooking and |
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| 29 | 29 | | baking for her loved ones; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Tammie Helton possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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| 31 | 31 | | expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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| 32 | 32 | | countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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| 33 | 33 | | it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Tammie Jolene |
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| 36 | 36 | | Helton and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tammie |
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| 41 | 41 | | Helton. |
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| 42 | 42 | | King of Hemphill |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1351 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on May 12, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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