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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Leslie |
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Nix of Clarksville, who died on January 28, 2009, at the age of 51; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Leslie Nix was born on March 1, 1957, in Butte, |
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Montana, to Jim and Dorothy Favors Power; and |
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WHEREAS, For 18 years, Ms. Nix served as the tax |
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assessor-collector of Red River County, and the trust and respect |
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she earned from area residents was demonstrated by her reelection |
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to that office time and again; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of First Baptist Church, Ms. Nix was |
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strengthened by her faith, and she strengthened the faith of those |
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around her; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she was taken far too soon, Leslie Nix |
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leaves behind a legacy of serenity, wisdom, and compassion that |
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will long resonate in the lives of her loved ones; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Leslie Nix and extend sincere |
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condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, David Nix; |
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to her parents, Jim and Dorothy Power; to her son, Brandon Nix, and |
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his wife, Tami; to her daughters, Ashlyn Nix and Alisha Rhoades and |
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her husband, Sean; to her grandchildren, Presley Rhoades, Luke |
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Rhoades, Chance Rhoades, and Kora Nix; to her sister, Vickie |
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Powell, and her husband, Bobby; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Leslie Nix. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 68 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 12, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 68 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the Senate on April 21, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |