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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4
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In Memory |
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Barbara Hancock |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of Barbara Jean York Hancock, who passed away on |
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October 20, 2023, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of Eugene and Elfin "Dolly" York, |
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the former Barbara York was born on July 15, 1935, and she grew up |
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in Henderson, where she met the love of her life and future |
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husband, Dean Hancock; they both attended Kilgore Junior |
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College, and she became a member of the Rangerettes; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple married in 1955 and went on to settle in |
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Fort Worth; in addition to supporting the family business, |
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Mrs. Hancock was a devoted mother to her three children, Cary, |
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Kelly, and Pattilinn, and with the passing years, her cherished |
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family grew to include eight grandchildren and nine |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep faith, Mrs. Hancock was an |
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active member of her church and served in the youth ministry and |
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adult choir; moreover, she and her husband were heavily involved |
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with Charles Stanley's In Touch Ministries and often participated in |
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the cruises, ran the bookstore, and served as advisors to the |
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Stanley family; engaged in her community, Mrs. Hancock also gave |
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generously of her time and talents to a number of worthy causes and |
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cultivated many lasting friendships through her work with the |
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Woman's Club of Fort Worth; in her leisure time, she enjoyed travel |
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and such adventurous pursuits as hiking, snow skiing, and motorcycle |
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riding in New Mexico; in addition, she was an excellent decorator |
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and a gracious hostess, and she and her husband held many gatherings |
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in their home and at their Decatur ranch; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Barbara Hancock |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, her |
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kindness, and her cheerful personality, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Barbara Jean York Hancock and extend sincere condolences to |
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the members of her family: to her husband, Lester Dean Hancock; |
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to her children, Cary Hancock, Kelly Hancock and his wife, Robin, |
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and Patti Priest and her husband, Cory; to her grandchildren, |
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Layne Hancock, Chloe Hancock Cox, Skylar Hancock Frederick, |
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Laramie Priest, C. J. Hancock Thornton, Harrison Hancock, Dakota |
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Priest, and Steelie Priest Allison; to her great-grandchildren; |
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and to her other relatives and many 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Barbara Hancock. |
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Hinojosa |
Parker |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Sparks |
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LaMantia |
Springer |
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Middleton |
Whitmire |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on November 9, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |