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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 81
2		-	In Memory
3		-	of
4		-	Jane Littlejohn
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	2	+	By: Hughes S.R. No. 81
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	5	+	R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Alice
6	7		Jane Boulter Littlejohn of Marshall, who passed away on November 7,
7	8		2023, at the age of 93; and
8	9		WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert Spurgeon Boulter and Cecil
9	10		Taylor Boulter, the former Jane Boulter was born in Swan on
10	11		September 21, 1930; she met her future husband, Orin Littlejohn, as
11	12		a student at North Texas State Teachers College, and she went on to
12	13		complete her bachelor's degree in drama education at The University
13	14		of Texas at Austin; after Dr. Littlejohn completed his training as
14	15		a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, they married and lived in Apple
15	16		Valley, California; Mrs. Littlejohn taught school in Victorville
16	17		before returning to Texas for the birth of her first child, Robert;
17	18		she then earned her elementary school teaching certificate at
18	19		Stephen F. Austin State College and taught in Dallas for several
19	20		years while her husband completed medical school; once settled in
20	21		Marshall, they were blessed with a daughter, Eleeza; and
21	22		WHEREAS, Mrs. Littlejohn was dedicated to her community and
22	23		served as president of the Marshall Medical Auxiliary and as a
23	24		member of the Harrison County Historical Society, the Marshall
24	25		Symphony Orchestra, La Belle Maison, and Republican Women of
25	26		Harrison County Texas; in addition, she taught Sunday school at
26	27		First Presbyterian Church and was involved in the women's ministry;
27	28		she and her husband were greatly inspired by the citywide Festivals
28	29		of Faith in the early 1970s and traveled to churches across the
29	30		Southwest as members of numerous Covenant Fellowship of
30	31		Presbyterians lay renewal teams; in the 1980s, they played key
31	32		roles in the founding of Evangelical Presbyterian Church of
32	33		Marshall; each morning, they prayed and read the Bible together,
33	34		memorizing passages; they were active in Marshall Prayer Force, A
34	35		Praying Life Seminars, and the National Evangelical Presbyterian
35	36		Church as well; a gracious hostess, Mrs. Littlejohn welcomed
36	37		countless relatives, friends, and acquaintances from across the
37	38		country and around the world into her home, for an evening or for
38	39		weeks; she was an incurable optimist who saw the best in others and
39	40		freely offered encouragement to everyone she met; and
40	41		WHEREAS, Jane Littlejohn brightened the days of innumerable
41	42		people through her kindness, wry sense of humor, and whimsical
42	43		flare for the dramatic, and although she is sadly missed by those
43	44		she left behind, they will treasure their memories of her devotion
44	45		to her family and faith; now, therefore, be it
45		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
46		-	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
47		-	Jane Littlejohn and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
48		-	family: to her children, Dr. Robert Littlejohn and his wife,
49		-	Teresa, and Eleeza Littlejohn Rex and her husband, Robert; to her
50		-	grandchildren, David Littlejohn, Katelyn Kirnie, Logan Rex, Parker
51		-	Rex, Katherine Hely, and Alison Rex; to her seven
52		-	great-grandchildren; and to her many other relatives and friends;
53		-	and, be it further
	46	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th
	47	+	Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Jane Littlejohn
	48	+	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
	49	+	children, Dr. Robert Littlejohn and his wife, Teresa, and Eleeza
	50	+	Littlejohn Rex and her husband, Robert; to her grandchildren, David
	51	+	Littlejohn, Katelyn Kirnie, Logan Rex, Parker Rex, Katherine Hely,
	52	+	and Alison Rex; to her seven great-grandchildren; and to her many
	53	+	other relatives and friends; and, be it further
54	54		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55		-	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
56		-	this day, it do so in memory of Alice Jane Boulter Littlejohn.
57		-	Hughes
58		-	________________________________
59		-	President of the Senate
60		-	I hereby certify that the
61		-	above Resolution was adopted by
62		-	the Senate on December 5, 2023, by
63		-	a rising vote.
64		-	________________________________
65		-	Secretary of the Senate
66		-	________________________________
67		-	Member, Texas Senate
	55	+	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
	56	+	day, it do so in memory of Alice Jane Boulter Littlejohn.