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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bucy H.R. No. 356 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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| 9 | 9 | | memories of Jennifer Joy Mattingly of Round Rock, who passed away on |
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| 10 | 10 | | August 31, 2024, at the age of 66; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Dr. Joan Kitson Mattingly and Joseph |
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| 12 | 12 | | Francis Mattingly, Jennifer Mattingly was born in Louisville, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Kentucky, on June 7, 1958, and she grew up with the companionship of |
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| 14 | 14 | | two sisters, Janlyn and Jonna; after graduating early from |
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| 15 | 15 | | Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Massachusetts, she attended The |
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| 16 | 16 | | University of Texas at Austin and earned her bachelor's degree in |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1979 and her law degree in 1982; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Mattingly started her own practice in northwest |
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| 19 | 19 | | Austin in 1983, and she specialized in estate law, business |
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| 20 | 20 | | formation, landlord/tenant law, real estate and leases, elder care, |
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| 21 | 21 | | and general contracts; active in her community, she served as |
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| 22 | 22 | | Williamson County Precinct 1 justice of the peace from 1988 to 1990, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and she became involved in the City of Hutto Planning and Zoning |
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| 24 | 24 | | Commission in 1991 and was chair from 2000 to 2004; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Mattingly was a lifelong supporter of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Democratic Party and a staunch advocate for civil rights, equality, |
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| 27 | 27 | | justice, and women's rights; she held leadership positions within |
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| 28 | 28 | | numerous organizations, including the Williamson County Democratic |
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| 29 | 29 | | Party, which she served as county chair and precinct 482 chair; in |
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| 30 | 30 | | addition, she was among the honored guests at President Bill |
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| 31 | 31 | | Clinton's 1993 inauguration as a Texas delegate, and she most |
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| 32 | 32 | | recently was a delegate to the 2024 Texas Democratic Convention; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Mattingly benefited |
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| 35 | 35 | | from the love and support of her husband, Craig Matthews, with whom |
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| 36 | 36 | | she shared a fulfilling relationship that spanned more than two and |
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| 37 | 37 | | a half decades, and her life was further enriched by her nephews, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Max, Jeremy, Kitson, and Jack, and her great-niece, Julianna; in |
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| 39 | 39 | | her leisure time, she enjoyed writing short stories, screenplays, |
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| 40 | 40 | | novels, and songs, as well as painting, bird-watching, and spending |
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| 41 | 41 | | time outdoors; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Jennifer Mattingly brings great |
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| 43 | 43 | | sadness to her family and friends, she leaves behind a legacy that |
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| 44 | 44 | | will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, |
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| 45 | 45 | | therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jennifer Joy |
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| 48 | 48 | | Mattingly and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; and, be |
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| 49 | 49 | | it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 51 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 52 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jennifer |
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| 53 | 53 | | Mattingly. |
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