H.R. No. 483
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Janette
  Overton Dixon of San Antonio, who passed away on January 21, 2011,
  at the age of 70; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Palestine, Texas, Janette Overton was
  born on December 5, 1940, to Lily May Morriss and Andrew Jackson
  Overton, Jr.; she earned a bachelor's degree from The University of
  Texas at Austin and subsequently taught geography and history to
  middle school students; and
         WHEREAS, She moved to San Antonio after marrying Don P.
  Dixon, and the couple went on to share 45 rewarding years together;
  they raised two sons, David and Douglas, and later shared in the joy
  of welcoming eight grandchildren into their family; and
         WHEREAS, Strong in her faith, Mrs. Dixon was an active member
  of Castle Hills First Baptist Church in San Antonio, where she
  taught Sunday school, participated in the women's ministry, and
  chaired a Women's Concerns Conference; she also served on a local
  committee for the National Day of Prayer and as an associate board
  member for the Baptist Health System; in addition, she was a
  substitute teacher and volunteer at San Antonio Christian Schools
  and was active for many years in Bible Study Fellowship; and
         WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was a member of the Daughters of
  the American Revolution and the Alamo Mission Chapter of the
  Daughters of the Republic of Texas, serving that organization in
  numerous capacities, including as education chair; recently, she
  had developed a series of bookmarks for area schoolchildren that
  chronicled the lives of various founders of the Republic of Texas,
  and she was also a co-author of The Alamo Long Barrack Museum,
  published by the DRT; and
         WHEREAS, Though she is deeply missed, Janette Dixon will
  forever be remembered with great admiration and affection by those
  fortunate enough to have shared in the richness of her life; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Janette Overton
  Dixon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to
  her husband, Don P. Dixon; to her sons, David Patrick Dixon and his
  wife, Tiffany, and Douglas Paul Dixon and his wife, Laura; to her
  brother, Andrew Jackson Overton III and his wife, Patricia; to her
  eight grandchildren; 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 Janette
  Dixon.
 
  Straus
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 483 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House