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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Joyce McCoy Swinford of Dumas on June 21, 2023, at the |
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age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Milas and Mary Ann McCoy, the former |
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Joyce McCoy was born in American Fork, Utah, on September 27, 1943, |
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and spent most of her childhood in New Mexico; her family moved to |
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Lubbock just before her senior year, and she graduated from |
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Monterey High School; as a student at Texas Tech University, she met |
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the love of her life, David Swinford, and they married on June 19, |
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1964; the couple settled in Dumas and welcomed a son, David |
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Christopher, in 1965, and a daughter, Melissa Rae, two years later; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Swinford devoted herself happily to her home |
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and family for several years while her children were small; later, |
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she taught kindergarten part-time at First Street Church of Christ, |
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and she eventually became a bookkeeper for the family business, |
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Moore County Grain; along the way, she was very involved in her |
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children's activities, and she traveled extensively to help them |
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with their 4-H and FFA livestock; she also volunteered with the |
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Community Concerts program, and in her free time, she enjoyed |
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singing and playing the piano; and |
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WHEREAS, When Mr. Swinford ran for a seat in the Texas House |
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of Representatives, Mrs. Swinford campaigned for him |
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enthusiastically, driving countless miles to participate in |
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parades and various functions; following his election in 1990, she |
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supported his work wholeheartedly and became active in the |
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Legislative Ladies Club, which she served as president from 2001 to |
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2003; many friends and family members visited the Swinfords in |
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Austin, and she graciously showed them around the city and the |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Swinford was a member of the 2007 Leadership |
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Texas cohort, and she took part in Business & Professional Women's |
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Club activities in the Panhandle; a woman of faith, she was a valued |
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congregant of Sunray Church of Christ, where she served in myriad |
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capacities, including teaching children's Bible classes and |
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assisting with Monday Night for the Master and the women's |
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ministry; she hosted numerous showers, small groups, and other |
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gatherings in her home as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mrs. Swinford was dedicated to her |
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family; she enjoyed making holidays and other get-togethers extra |
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special, and she made sure her four grandsons had wonderful |
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memories of their visits to Granny and Granddad in Austin; her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren always brought a smile to her |
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face; she and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of 58 |
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years until his passing; she was also preceded in death by a |
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granddaughter, Christie Marie Bates, as well as her parents, Milas |
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and Mary Ann McCoy, her parents-in-law, Oley and Hazel Swinford, |
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her brothers-in-law, Sammy Alan, Earl, and Jerry, and her |
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sister-in-law, Pat; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Joyce Swinford will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Joyce McCoy Swinford and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her son, Chris Swinford, and his wife, Brenda; to |
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her daughter, Melissa Bates, and her husband, Rob; to her |
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grandsons, Daniel Swinford, Alan Swinford and his wife, Haylee, |
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Phillip Bates and his wife, Alayna, and William Bates and his wife, |
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Isabel; to her great-grandchildren, Gavin, Kieran, Josiah, Adelyn, |
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and Ellie; to her brother, David McCoy; to her sisters-in-law, |
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Sylvia Swinford and Jimmie Swinford; and to her many 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joyce McCoy |
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Swinford. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on July 13, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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