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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life has come to an end with the |
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death of Sharon Ann Dykes of Horseshoe Bay on November 29, 2010, at |
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the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Sharon Tuckey was born in Ballinger in |
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1940 to J. G. and Mary Lou Tuckey; she graduated from Ballinger High |
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School, where she met her future husband, William Taylor "Spike" |
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Dykes; married in 1958, they were blessed with three children, |
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Rick, Bebe, and Sonny, as well as six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, During the early years of their marriage, the couple |
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moved often, following Mr. Dykes's career as he coached football in |
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a number of communities, including Coahoma, Eastland, San Angelo, |
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Belton, Big Spring, Alice, and Midland; Mrs. Dykes became expert in |
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managing and moving her household, children, and pets from town to |
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town; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, the Dykes family settled in Austin, where |
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Mr. Dykes joined the coaching staff of The University of Texas, and |
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in 1984, they moved to Lubbock, where Mr. Dykes assumed the post of |
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head football coach at Texas Tech University; during her years in |
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Lubbock, Mrs. Dykes was an essential part of the Red Raider family |
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and a valued member of First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, After Coach Dykes retired in 1999, the couple made |
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their home in Horseshoe Bay; Mrs. Dykes took great pleasure in |
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traveling, gardening, and the arts; she was a devoted wife and a |
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loving mother and grandmother; and |
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WHEREAS, Sharon Dykes touched the lives of countless |
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individuals through her quiet strength and gentle and gracious |
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nature, and she will be forever remembered with deep affection by |
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all who held her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharon Ann Dykes and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband of 52 years, Spike Dykes; to her sons, Rick Dykes and his |
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wife, Shelley, and Sonny Dykes and his wife, Kate; to her daughter, |
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Bebe Petree, and her husband, Larry; to her sisters, Linda Reinhart |
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and her husband, Dick, Dian Pack and her husband, Charles, and |
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Cynthia Devlin; to her grandchildren, Jessica Dykes Oatman and her |
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husband, Mark, Julianne Dykes, Dusty Dykes, Casey Petree, Taylor |
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Petree, and Alta Caroline Dykes; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sharon Ann |
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Dykes. |