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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Parker County bid farewell to a |
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respected justice of the peace when Judge Jayne Williams Choate |
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retired from service on December 31, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Jayne Choate began working for Parker County in 1972 |
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as a justice of the peace clerk; she remained in that post for 23 |
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years before being elected justice of the peace for the term |
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beginning in January 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Choate was repeatedly reelected by the |
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county's voters, spending a total of 15 years on the bench; over the |
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course of her distinguished tenure, she was presented with the two |
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highest honors given by the Justices of the Peace and Constables |
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Association, receiving the Judge of the Year Award in 2001 and the |
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T. A. Vines Award for outstanding leadership in 2010; she twice |
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served as president of the North Texas JPCA and also held the title |
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of third vice president; and |
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WHEREAS, Along with her duties as an employee and elected |
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official of the county, she has shared her time with such |
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organizations as the local chapter of the American Red Cross, the |
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Mayor's Task Force for Abused Children, Freedom House, the |
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Weatherford Independent School District Advisory Board for the Pass |
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Learning Center, and Parker County Republican Women; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Judge Choate has enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, Bob, her children, Misti Glasscock |
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and Lynda Cronin, and her four grandchildren, Jimmy, Brady, Sarah, |
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and Bailey; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication Jayne Choate brought to her work has |
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helped make Parker County an even better place to live and work, and |
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her outstanding accomplishments are greatly appreciated by the |
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residents that she has served so well; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Jayne Williams |
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Choate on her retirement as justice of the peace for Precinct 2 of |
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Parker County and extend to her deep appreciation for her exemplary |
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public service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Choate as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Parker |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on March |
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22, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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