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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Joan Sims Vaughan of Clarksville, who died on March 13, 2009, at |
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the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Clarksville, Mrs. Vaughan was born on |
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January 30, 1929, to Joel Smith Sims and Swann Sivley Sims; she |
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earned her bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority; and |
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WHEREAS, Employed for more than 23 years by the Texas |
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Department of Human Services, Mrs. Vaughan retired in 1991 and |
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focused her time and talents on volunteer service within her |
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community; she was a member of the PRIDE organization, served on the |
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fund-raising committee for the Red River County Courthouse |
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Restoration Project, and worked with the Chamber of Commerce; her |
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dedication to her fellow residents earned her the Historic Red |
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River County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award in 2004; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vaughan was dedicated to her family above all |
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else; she shared six decades with her husband, James W. "Buddy" |
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Vaughan, and she lovingly raised her children, Clare Rainey and |
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James Vaughan, Jr.; she was also a longtime, faithful member of the |
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First Christian Church and Christian Women's Fellowship; and |
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WHEREAS, Joan Vaughan lived a caring and purposeful life, and |
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her passing leaves an empty place in the hearts of all those who |
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held her dear; 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 Joan Sims Vaughan and extend |
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sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, James |
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Vaughan; to her son, James Vaughan, Jr., and his wife, Pam; to her |
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daughter, Clare Rainey; to her grandchildren, Chris Vaughan and his |
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wife, Michele, and Jennifer Vaughan; to her great-granddaughter, |
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Madison Vaughan; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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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Joan Sims Vaughan. |