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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost a beloved photojournalist |
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and friend to many with the passing of Willie Lee Dixon Jr. of |
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Spring on April 25, 2020, at the age of 52; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Willie L. Dixon Sr. and Jessie Mae Coleman |
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Dixon, "Jay" Dixon was born in Mobile, Alabama, on July 8, 1967; he |
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completed his bachelor's degree in journalism at Alabama State |
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University, where he played trombone in the Mighty Marching Hornets |
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band; after working for television stations in Montgomery and |
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Mobile, Alabama, and then Moline, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida, |
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he joined Houston's ABC affiliate in 2006; he was KTRK's primary |
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sports photojournalist and also enjoyed covering politics; with his |
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friendly, professional manner and huge smile, he brightened the |
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days of all he encountered and left an indelible impression; his |
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colleagues adored him for his generous, supportive ways and |
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wonderful sense of humor, as well as his talent and commitment to |
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excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dixon married his college sweetheart, the |
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former Dorothy Brown, in 1994, and they became the proud parents of |
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two daughters, Dominique and Sydney; the couple delighted in taking |
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the girls on adventures, whether to Disney World or abroad, and they |
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shared a memorable 25th anniversary trip to Italy, documented in |
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myriad pictures sent to their daughters and others; deeply devoted |
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to his family, Mr. Dixon listed his wife as "My Queen" in his phone |
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and loved to find gifts for her while traveling for work; he |
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regarded Father's Day and Valentine's Day as occasions to thank his |
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children with special presents, and when they went off to college, |
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he kept in close touch via FaceTime; a fitness buff, he taught |
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hard-charging spin classes at the YMCA and a local gym; he also |
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liked throwing pool parties, shoe shopping for his wife and |
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himself, playing foosball and Pac-man, watching football, and |
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cheering others on at their sporting events; above all, he |
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cherished time with colleagues, friends, and a large extended |
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family that included his parents, his sister, Angela, his |
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half-brother, Brent, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and |
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in-laws; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Willie Dixon is greatly missed, the passage |
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of time will never diminish the warmth and joy that he brought into |
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the lives of all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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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 life of Willie "Jay" Dixon and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Willie Lee |
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Dixon Jr. |