SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 49
In Memory
of
Laci Stone
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 State of Texas, 88th
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.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 24, 2023, by
a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate