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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 290
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In Memory |
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of |
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Peggy Joyce Jeffreys Wood |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of the late Peggy Joyce Jeffreys Wood; and |
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WHEREAS, Peggy Wood was born on January 11, 1934, in Wake |
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County, North Carolina, to Willie Russell Jeffreys and Janie Sue |
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Myatt; she lived with her beloved aunt and uncle, Iris and Dave |
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Dallas, during her teenage years; and |
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WHEREAS, She and her first husband, Ashley Britt, were |
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blessed with three children, Kevin Lynn Britt and the late Donald |
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and Steven Britt; she later married Irvin Wood, and they were |
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blessed with a daughter, Lisa Ivie Miller; and |
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WHEREAS, She pursued numerous professional opportunities |
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through the years, including owning and operating a Diamond |
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Shamrock gas station and working with the Amarillo Globe-News; |
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she especially took great pleasure in her work at the Amarillo |
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Senior Citizens Center; and |
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WHEREAS, After her retirement, she moved to Austin to be |
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close to her daughter and her family; she was blessed with six |
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grandchildren, who knew her as TuTu and who were a source of much |
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pride and joy for her; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and generosity, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her enthusiasm for living each |
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day to the fullest will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, She was devoted to her family, and she leaves |
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behind memories that will be cherished forever by all who were |
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privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Peggy Joyce Jeffreys Wood; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Peggy Joyce Jeffreys Wood. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 1, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |