81R31713 JKB-D

By: Hamilton H.R. No. 2259

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the death of Jo Ann Cain of Silsbee, who passed away on March 30, 2009, at the age of 75; and

WHEREAS, Born on February 8, 1934, to Charles and Mary Etna Chriswell in Beaumont, the former Jo Ann Chriswell graduated from French High School in 1951 and married her childhood sweetheart, Cecil Cain, six years later; the couple enjoyed a rewarding marriage that extended for more than a half-century and raised a loving family that includes two children, Cindy and Ed, as well as three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Cain worked for Allen Peavey Lumber Company in Kountz for 12 years and served 11 years as the health inspector for Hardin County; she was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Silsbee and an inaugural volunteer at the Silsbee Christian Care Center; and

WHEREAS, A devoted wife, mother, and "Maw-Maw" to her grandchildren and great-grandchild, Jo Ann Cain will be deeply missed, but she leaves her loved ones with countless fond memories of the happy times they spent in her company; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jo Ann Cain and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Cecil Cain; to her children, Cindy Fredrick and her husband, Brian, and Ed Cain and his wife, Sonia; to her grandchildren, Brandon Crow and his wife, Kassie, and Derrick and Dillon Cain; to her great-granddaughter, Allie Crow; to her twin sister, Mary Ann Jones; to her brother, Charles Chriswell; to her sister, Peggy Peacock; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jo Ann Cain.