88R7149 AMB-D
By: Springer S.R. No. 49
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered an immeasurable loss
with the tragic passing of Laci Ada Stone of Nocona on March 15,
2022, at the age of 18; and
WHEREAS, The cherished daughter of Haydan and Chelsi Stone,
Laci Stone was born on July 1, 2003, and she grew up in Nocona with
the companionship of two siblings, Johnathan and Kaygan; she
graduated with the Class of 2021 from Nocona High School, where she
was an honor student and a competitive athlete who excelled in the
sports of golf, basketball, volleyball, and softball; as a senior,
she was voted prom queen; moreover, she gave generously of her time
as a volunteer with the PALS program and the Nocona Youth Volleyball
League, and she was an active congregant of Northside Landmark
Missionary Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Ms. Stone was a freshman
at the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico, where she
had been awarded a golf scholarship and was pursuing a degree in
global business management; vivacious and full of life, she was
known as a young woman whose smile could light up a room, and
wherever she went, her warm and upbeat disposition won her many
devoted friends; and
WHEREAS, Although her journey on this earth ended far too
soon, Laci Stone was a source of joy and inspiration to all who knew
her, and they will forever carry her memory close in their hearts;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the life of Laci Ada Stone and extend profound
condolences to the members of her family: to her parents, Haydan and
Chelsi Stone; to her brother, Johnathan Stone, and her sister,
Kaygan Stone; to her grandmother, Carol Patterson; to her
great-grandparents, Melvin and Minnie Corley; to her aunts, uncles,
and cousins; and to all others 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 Senate adjourns this
day, it do so in memory of Laci Stone.