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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Yancy Williams of |
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Livingston were deeply saddened by his death on October 5, 2021, at |
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the age of 54; and |
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WHEREAS, Yancy Williams was born in Houston on August 18, |
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1967, to Ed Williams and Henrietta Patterson, and he grew up with |
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the companionship of four siblings, Chadrick, Pattie, Keisha, and |
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Ora; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Williams |
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enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983 and the Army Reserve in |
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1993; over the course of his military career, he served in |
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Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Iraqi Freedom; he went |
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on to work as a line technician with Sam Houston Electric |
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Cooperative for 30 years; deeply dedicated to his community, he was |
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also a firefighter with the Livingston Volunteer Fire Department; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Williams enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Tammy, and he took great pride in his |
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children, Crystal and Yancy; and |
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WHEREAS, Yancy Williams lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and he leaves behind a record of service that his loved ones can |
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remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Yancy Williams and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his wife, Tammy Williams; to his children, Crystal |
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LeeAnn Williams and Yancy Williams; to his stepfather, Willie Roy |
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Patterson; to his siblings, Chadrick Kyle Williams, Pattie |
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Patterson Jackson, Keisha Joseph, and Ora Stevenson; to his |
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mother-in-law and father-in-law, Vivian and Frank Henry; to his |
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siblings-in-law, Tangela Taylor and Andrea Scott; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Yancy |
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Williams. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 96 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on October 14, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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