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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the tragic loss of Jessica Courtney Duke, who passed away on January |
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29, 2021, at the age of 25; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Kathy Duke, Jess Duke was born on |
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September 12, 1995, in Lewisville and raised in Highland Village; |
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she grew up with two brothers, Daniel and Cody, and a sister, |
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Whitney, and she graduated from Marcus High School in Flower Mound |
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as a member of the Class of 2014; she went on to find great |
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satisfaction in working with the elderly, especially those in |
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memory care; and |
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WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Ms. Duke enjoyed cooking and |
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baking treats for her loved ones, and she brightened the world for |
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those around her by sharing her beautiful singing voice; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her life ended far too soon, those |
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fortunate enough to have known Jess Duke will remember the way she |
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touched their lives with her kindness, her warmth, and her |
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wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever 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 Jessica Courtney |
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Duke and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to |
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her mother, Kathy Duke; to her siblings, Daniel, Cody, and Whitney |
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Duke; to her "bonus dad," William Travis; to her "bonus sister," |
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Dani Travis; to her grandparents, Doug and Ruby Burleson and Marlin |
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and Glenda Duke; to her aunts and uncles, Brian and Michelle |
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Burleson and Kevin and Lori Duke; and to her many other relatives |
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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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jess Duke. |