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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Melvin Jay Meadows of |
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Cottondale were deeply saddened by his passing on March 31, 2023, at |
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the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Melvin Meadows was born in Cottondale on July 13, |
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1937, to Tom and Ovella Meadows; he grew up on his family's ranch |
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with the companionship of his sister, Edith, and in 1955, he |
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graduated from Paradise High School; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong rancher and farmer, Mr. Meadows owned and |
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operated Meadows Ranch in Cottondale, where he raised livestock and |
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grew a variety of crops; active in his community, he served on the |
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Paradise Independent School District Board of Trustees, the |
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Cottondale Cemetery Association Board of Trustees, and the FSA |
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Committee in Decatur; in addition, he was a faithful member of the |
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Cottondale Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Meadows enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Jannie Lou, with whom he shared 64 years of |
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marriage; he was the proud father of three children, Deloris, |
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Marsha, and Todd, and with the passing years, he had the privilege |
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of seeing his family grow to include nine grandchildren and 10 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Melvin Meadows will be deeply missed, he |
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has left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they |
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will forever cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Melvin Jay Meadows |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Jannie Lou Meadows; to his daughters, Deloris Martin and her |
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husband, Davis, and Marsha Foster and her husband, Jay; to his son, |
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Todd Meadows, and his wife, Robin; to his grandchildren, Brad |
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Martin and his wife, Jennifer, Jana Hamby and her husband, Travis, |
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Jerod Foster and his wife, Amanda, Hayley Rife and her husband, |
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Adam, Seth Foster and his wife, Rachel, Dalton Meadows and his wife, |
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Bethany, Dillon Meadows and his wife, Laken, Danae Meadows, and |
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Dustin Meadows; to his great-grandchildren, Brynlee and Bryleigh |
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Hamby, Chase and Britton Martin, Owen and Allie Rife, Eva, Lola, and |
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Emmy Foster, and Conley Meadows; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Melvin |
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Meadows. |