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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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| 8 | 9 | | meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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| 9 | 10 | | of Sharron Lea Hoff Stewart of Lake Jackson, who passed away on July |
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| 10 | 11 | | 17, 2024, at the age of 85; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, The former Sharron Hoff was born to Muriel and Earl |
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| 12 | 13 | | J. Hoff on October 18, 1938, in Tacoma, Washington, and during her |
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| 13 | 14 | | youth, she developed exceptional skills in painting and drawing; |
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| 14 | 15 | | after graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1957, |
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| 15 | 16 | | she continued her education at Southern Methodist University and |
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| 16 | 17 | | Texas Christian University, earning an art degree in 1961; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the course of a successful career in education, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Mrs. Stewart taught art in Fort Worth, Austin, and Henderson and |
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| 19 | 20 | | served as an art advisor in the Brazosport Independent School |
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| 20 | 21 | | District; she further pursued her passion for art by painting |
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| 21 | 22 | | backdrops for The Little Theater of Brazosport and vessels of all |
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| 22 | 23 | | sorts at the Freeport docks; a dedicated environmentalist, she gave |
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| 23 | 24 | | generously of her time and talents to the Texas Environmental |
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| 24 | 25 | | Coalition, the Cradle of Texas Conservancy, and the Dow Chemical |
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| 25 | 26 | | Community Advisory Panel, and she held seats on the Galveston Bay |
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| 26 | 27 | | Council and the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and |
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| 27 | 28 | | Atmosphere; moreover, she played a vital role in the creation of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Galveston Bay Foundation and the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | she helped to shape environmental legislative policy and to |
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| 30 | 31 | | organize some of the first coordinated beach cleanup efforts on the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas coast; in recognition of her contributions, she received a |
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| 32 | 33 | | Lifetime Achievement Award from the Galveston Bay Foundation in |
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| 33 | 34 | | 2005; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Stewart enjoyed the love and support of her |
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| 35 | 36 | | husband, Vaughan O'Neal Stewart, with whom she shared a rewarding |
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| 36 | 37 | | marriage that spanned more than six decades; she took great pride in |
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| 37 | 38 | | their three children, John, Leslie, and Melissa, and she was |
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| 38 | 39 | | further blessed with a grandson, Satchel; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, While the death of Sharron Stewart brings great |
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| 40 | 41 | | sadness to her family and friends, she leaves behind a legacy that |
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| 41 | 42 | | will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, |
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| 42 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharron Lea Hoff |
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| 45 | 46 | | Stewart and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; and, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sharron |
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| 50 | 51 | | Stewart. |
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