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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the death of Sharon Lynn Mulholland Barnes of |
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Waxahachie on February 1, 2021, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to James and Margaret Mulholland on June 22, |
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1942, in Robstown, the former Sharon Mulholland grew up alongside |
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her two siblings, Carol and Ricky; she graduated from Granger High |
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School as a member of the Class of 1960 and continued her education |
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at The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a bachelor's |
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degree in 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of a notable career in education that |
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spanned three and a half decades, Mrs. Barnes taught at schools in |
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cities throughout the state, including Coupland, Thorndale, |
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Corsicana, Ennis, and Avalon; she was also a devout Catholic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Barnes enjoyed a rewarding, 48-year marriage |
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with her high school sweetheart, Doug, and together the couple |
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raised four children, Christopher, Christin, Candy, and John; with |
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the passing years, they were further blessed with eight beloved |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While her loss is difficult to bear, Sharon Barnes |
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leaves behind numerous friends and loved ones whose lives are far |
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richer for having known her, and she will always hold a treasured |
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place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharon Lynn |
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Mulholland Barnes and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her husband, Doug Barnes; to her children, |
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Christopher Barnes, Christin Bugaj and her husband, Michael, Candy |
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Boehm and her husband, Matthew, and John Cody Barnes and his wife, |
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Kimberly; to her brother, Ricky Mulholland; to her nephew, Charles |
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Slaton; to her grandchildren, Madeline, Michael, and Matthew Boehm, |
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Avery Bugaj, and John Christopher, Maryn, Harper, and James Cody |
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Thomas Barnes; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sharon |
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Barnes. |