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| 2 | 2 | | By: Vo H.R. No. 933 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 9 | 9 | | passing of Jennifer Young McNeil of Yorktown, Virginia, on |
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| 10 | 10 | | February 20, 2024, at the age of 65; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Calvin and Ella Young, the former |
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| 12 | 12 | | Jen Young was born on June 18, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | she grew up with the companionship of three brothers, Calvin, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Randy, and Drew; she graduated from Alief Hastings High School in |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1976, and in 1980, she became one of the first women to receive a |
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| 16 | 16 | | computer science degree from The University of Texas at Austin; she |
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| 17 | 17 | | went on to work in software development and later in software |
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| 18 | 18 | | project management; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In the course of a successful career, Mrs. McNeil |
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| 20 | 20 | | was employed with Texas Instruments, Electronic Data Systems, CSC, |
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| 21 | 21 | | C2 Technologies, and PulseLearning; she led the development of |
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| 22 | 22 | | complex software programs for commercial and defense customers and |
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| 23 | 23 | | oversaw the implementation of numerous training programs; among her |
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| 24 | 24 | | honors, she earned a national award for helping develop software |
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| 25 | 25 | | used to train soldiers in firing missiles; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. McNeil enjoyed the love and support of her |
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| 27 | 27 | | husband, Angus, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage of 17 |
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| 28 | 28 | | years; she took great pride in her daughters, Hope and Shannon, and |
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| 29 | 29 | | her stepsons, Will and Craig, and she was further blessed with four |
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| 30 | 30 | | grandchildren; in her leisure time, she found pleasure in |
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| 31 | 31 | | traveling, both domestically and internationally, and in reading |
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| 32 | 32 | | and gardening; sustained by her strong faith, she was a valued |
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| 33 | 33 | | member of Northside Christian Church, where she was a community |
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| 34 | 34 | | group leader and involved in a number of clubs; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Admired for her kind and caring nature and her |
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| 36 | 36 | | joyous zest for life, Jen McNeil brightened the world for all who |
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| 37 | 37 | | knew her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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| 38 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jennifer Young |
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| 41 | 41 | | McNeil and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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| 42 | 42 | | her husband, Angus McNeil; to her daughters, Hope Mills and her |
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| 43 | 43 | | husband, Josh, and Shannon Kovalevsky and her husband, Adam; to her |
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| 44 | 44 | | stepsons, Will McNeil and his wife, Morgan, and Craig McNeil and his |
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| 45 | 45 | | wife, Cinthia; to her grandchildren, Sofia Kovalevsky and Peter, |
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| 46 | 46 | | Sarah, and Cassie McNeil; and to her other relatives and friends; |
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| 47 | 47 | | and, be it further |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 49 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jennifer |
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| 51 | 51 | | Young McNeil. |
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