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R E S O L U T I O N
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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, at |
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the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of James William and Pat Nix, Charlotte |
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Newsom was born on February 12, 1953, in Gilmer and grew up in |
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Jenkins with her sister, Lynette; she graduated from Daingerfield |
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High School, where she was a member of the marching band, and went |
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on to earn a bachelor's degree from East Texas 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 and |
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worked for the Upshur County Commissioners Court and the Upshur |
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County Library; engaged in her community, she was a lifetime member |
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of Jenkins Methodist Church and belonged to the Order of the Eastern |
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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 son, |
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Joe, taking an active role in the PTA and attending every school |
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event; in her leisure hours, she pursued a variety of hobbies, |
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including gardening, painting, and crafting, and she was also an |
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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 radiant |
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smile remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 4th |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Charlotte Ann Nix |
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Newsom and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing; |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Charlotte Newsom. |