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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Tammie Jolene Helton of Laketon on September 25, 2021, at |
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the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Connie Jolene Miller Sasser and |
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Lindy Lucian Sasser Sr., the former Tammie Sasser was born on July |
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4, 1975, in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of four siblings, Kathryn, Brenda, Renea, and Lindy; |
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from an early age, she helped on the Miller family farm, and she |
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worked at a local diner during her teens and early 20s; she |
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graduated from Reydon High School in 1993 and later earned a |
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bachelor's degree in education from Southwestern Oklahoma State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 1, 1996, she married Albert Wade Helton, |
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and the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned nearly two and |
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a half decades; Ms. Helton took great pride in her sons, Michael |
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Lane Hall and Loagon Helton, and she had the pleasure of seeing her |
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family grow to include a grandson, Michael Rider Hall; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Helton worked as an educator in Miami, Texas, |
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for three years, and she went on to teach for seven years at Pampa |
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Middle School, where she earned a Teacher of the Year award; in |
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2011, she concluded her career in education and established The |
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Trendy Trailer, a traveling women's clothing boutique; a skilled |
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entrepreneur, she built a loyal customer base in North Texas and |
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Western Oklahoma; in her leisure time, she enjoyed cooking and |
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baking for her loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Tammie Helton possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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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 Tammie Jolene |
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Helton 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tammie |
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Helton. |