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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of James Douglas Ivy of Waco, who passed away on March 18, 2011, at |
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the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Army, Jimmy Ivy was employed by |
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the Brazos River Authority for eight years; he then changed fields |
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to become a mechanic, and he thrived in his new line of work; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ivy met the love of his life, the former Joyce |
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McCurdy, in 1969, and the couple were married the following year; |
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together they raised four children, Timbo, Jason, Misty, and Tanya; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Ivy enjoyed the company of his |
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loved ones and indulging in his favorite pastimes of hunting, |
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fishing, camping, and playing poker with his Aunt Lucy and Uncle |
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Leonard; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, Jimmy Ivy will forever |
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hold a treasured place in the hearts of all those who had the good |
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fortune to know him; 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 life of James Douglas Ivy and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Joyce Ivy; to his children, Timbo and Stephanie, Jason and Kristal, |
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Misty and Daniel, and Tanya; to his brother, Joe Ivy; to his sister, |
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Darlene Farmer, and her husband, Roy; to his grandchildren, Arron, |
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Renee, Kayla, Whitney, Rusty, Heather, Jason, Sasha, and Christal; |
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to his great-grandchildren, Jimmy and Robert; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jimmy Ivy. |