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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends hold dear in their hearts their |
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memories of Gladys Johnson Glenn, who died on October 8, 2009, at |
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the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Gladys Johnson was born in York County, South |
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Carolina, on August 7, 1924, to Sylvester and Julia Johnson; she |
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married David McAllister Glenn, and they shared a long and |
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fulfilling relationship until his death; through the years, they |
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were blessed with two daughters, Kay Clinton and Judy Jackson, and |
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their family eventually grew to include six grandchildren and eight |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Glenn and her husband made their home in |
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Clover, South Carolina, and in addition to being a dedicated |
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homemaker, Mrs. Glenn was active in a number of women's |
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organizations and belonged to Bethel Presbyterian Church, where she |
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served as the historian; and |
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WHEREAS, Drawn to the ocean, Mrs. Glenn retired to Florida in |
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1998, and she enjoyed more than a decade there before moving to Katy |
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to be near her daughter, Kay; Mrs. Glenn was known for her love of |
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gardening and the Atlanta Braves, and she avidly followed politics |
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and world affairs; she was affectionately called "Gigi" by her |
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grandchildren, who, along with other close relatives, admired her |
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for her common sense, practical advice, and careful planning for |
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family events; and |
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WHEREAS, Gladys Glenn lived a full and generous life, and she |
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will long be remembered with deep affection by all those who were |
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privileged to know her; 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 Gladys Johnson |
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Glenn and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her daughters, Judy Jackson and Kay Clinton; to her |
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grandchildren, Laura Garner and her husband, Michael, Courtney |
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Facciponte and her husband, Nick, Greg Jackson and his wife, Arlyn, |
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Jennifer Mosley and her husband, Shawn, Todd Jackson and his wife, |
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Becca, and Grant Clinton and his wife, Lindsey; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Wyatt Garner, Amie Garner, Promise |
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Facciponte, Parrish Facciponte, Caden Clinton, Brooke Mosley, |
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Bryce Jackson, and Kyle Jackson; to her sisters, Ruth Smith and |
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Linda Currence; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Gladys |
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Johnson Glenn. |