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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
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In Memory |
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of |
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Charlotte Newsom |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Charlotte Ann Nix Newsom of Ore City on July 28, 2023, |
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at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of James William and Pat Nix, |
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Charlotte Newsom was born on February 12, 1953, in Gilmer and |
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grew up in Jenkins with her sister, Lynette; she graduated from |
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Daingerfield High School, where she was a member of the marching |
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band, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from East Texas |
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State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Starting out her career as an executive secretary |
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for the Lone Star Steel Company, Mrs. Newsom later served as a |
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substitute teacher in the Ore City Independent School District |
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and worked for the Upshur County Commissioners Court and the |
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Upshur County Library; engaged in her community, she was a |
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lifetime member of Jenkins Methodist Church and belonged to the |
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Order of the Eastern Star, Daingerfield Chapter; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 17, 1976, she married Joe Wayne |
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Newsom Sr., and the couple enjoyed a rewarding union that spanned |
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43 years before his passing; she was a devoted mother to their |
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son, Joe, taking an active role in the PTA and attending every |
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school event; in her leisure hours, she pursued a variety of |
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hobbies, including gardening, painting, and crafting, and she |
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was also an exceptional cook; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Charlotte Newsom is greatly missed, |
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memories of her kindness, her generosity of spirit, and her |
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radiant smile remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves |
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behind; 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 life |
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of Charlotte Ann Nix Newsom and extend heartfelt sympathy to all |
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who mourn her passing; 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 Charlotte Newsom. |
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Hughes |
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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 30, 2023, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |