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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Juanita M. Jay of Waco on March 16, 2011, at the age of 96; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The former Juanita Malone was born in Hillsboro on |
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September 5, 1914, to Jim and Mary Malone; she married Alton Beverly |
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Jay in 1939, and the couple shared 62 years together until Mr. Jay's |
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passing in 2002; Mrs. Jay was the proud mother of a daughter, |
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Cheryl, and she also delighted in the company of her three |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved woman had a long career as a waitress |
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that included employment at the Flight Line Snack Bar at James |
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Connally Air Force Base in the 1960s; she and her husband |
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subsequently managed the Parrot Plaza Apartments in Waco for more |
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than two decades; in her leisure time, she was an avid doll |
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collector and enjoyed participating in the Central Texas Doll Club; |
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moreover, she was a member of the Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in the friendship |
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and love of Juanita Jay will always remember her with great |
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tenderness and affection; 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 Juanita M. Jay and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Cheryl Pomerenke, and her husband, Steve; to her |
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grandchildren, Tammy Charlson Fleming, Tyson Charlson, and Mindy |
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Pomerenke; to her great-granddaughter, Olivia Fleming; to her |
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stepson, Jimmy Jay; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Juanita |
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Jay. |