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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A full and purposeful life came to an end with the |
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passing of Mary Jo Floyd Hughes of Belk on February 11, 2009, at the |
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age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 3, 1925, to Earl Kelley and Lillian |
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Floyd of Lamar County, the former Mary Jo Floyd grew up on a family |
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farm with nine brothers and sisters; she graduated from Deport High |
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School in 1942 and went on to work as a bookkeeper and typist for |
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First National Bank in Paris, Texas; she later became secretary to |
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the manager of Lamar Cotton Oil Company and, in 1946, secretary to |
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the district manager of Texas Power and Light Company; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved Texan married Joel B. Hughes on |
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December 8, 1946, and the couple lived in Belk, where they owned and |
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operated the Hughes Ranch during their 63 rewarding years of |
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marriage; the couple were blessed with two children, Bradley and |
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Joella, and had the pleasure of welcoming a grandson, Rhett, into |
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the family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hughes devoted herself to home life for several |
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years, raising her children and tending her ranch with the same |
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dedication and skill that she brought to her professional |
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endeavors; her passion for business administration returned once |
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her children reached school age, and she began a 40-year tenure as |
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office manager for Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Mrs. Hughes |
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belonged to the Paris Business and Professional Women's Club for 63 |
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years and served as its president, and she was a congregant of |
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Calvary United Methodist Church; in addition, she took an active |
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role in the movement for gender equality in the workplace, |
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mentoring and encouraging young women to take their place as |
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leaders in the business world; the widespread respect she earned |
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for her own career achievements was reflected in her selection as |
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Business Woman of the Year in 1981; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Jo Hughes approached each of her pursuits with |
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unflagging optimism and enthusiasm, bringing happiness to many |
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along the way; although she is deeply missed, those fortunate |
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enough to have known her will forever treasure their memories of |
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time spent in her company; now, therefore, 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 Mary Jo Floyd Hughes and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Joel |
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B. Hughes; to her children, Bradley W. Hughes and Joella Hughes |
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Lucas and her husband, Carl; to her grandson, Rhett Hughes |
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Hutchens; to her brother, Kelley W. Floyd; to her special friends, |
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Michael Singer, Joyce Kenney, and Elsie Parson; and to her other |
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relatives and 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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Mary Jo Hughes. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 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 |