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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mable Louise Moffitt of Dallas passed away on May |
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20, 2021, at the age of 85, leaving her loved ones to cherish their |
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many happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Moses and Minnie Jones, the former |
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Mable Jones was born in Kaufman County on July 10, 1935; she was |
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employed as an engineer for Zep Manufacturing for many years and |
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later worked as a nutrition supervisor for Southern Methodist |
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University until her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moffitt shared a rewarding marriage with Roy |
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Eugene Moffitt Jr. until the time of his passing, and they became |
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the parents of four treasured children, Dewonald, Rhonda, Randy, |
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and Dwayne; she was further blessed with a number of grandchildren |
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and great-grandchildren, and she treasured her role as the loving |
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matriarch of her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her faith, Mrs. Moffitt was a longtime |
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member of Rising Star Baptist Church, where she benefited her |
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fellow congregants as a member of the deaconess board, the women's |
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mission board, and the sanctuary choir; she later became an |
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honorary member of TCOP Church at Trinity Groves, which was led by |
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her son, Bishop Dwayne Moffitt Sr.; she served on the church's |
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mother's board, and she was fittingly known by the nickname "Mama |
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Mable" by her loved ones, congregation, and community; and |
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WHEREAS, Mable Moffitt lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and she will forever be remembered with great admiration and |
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affection by all who held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, |
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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 Mable Louise Moffitt |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Dewonald Moffitt and his wife, Paula, Randy Moffitt Sr. |
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and his wife, Chandra, Bishop Dwayne Moffitt Sr. and his wife, Lisa, |
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and Rhonda Louise Reynolds and her husband, C. J.; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; to her brothers, Roy Lee |
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Jones and his wife, Pearl, and A. U. Jones; to her sister-in-law, |
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Dorothy Jones; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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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 Mable |
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Louise Moffitt. |
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Crockett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2103 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 31, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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