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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 416
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In Memory |
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Lois Shaw Jordan |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Lois Shaw Jordan of Kilgore, who died |
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January 13, 2011, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, She was born February 25, 1937, in Atlanta, Texas; |
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she lived in Conroe and Talco, where she graduated from high |
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school in 1955, before attending Saint Mary's College in |
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Leavenworth, Kansas; she later earned a degree from Kilgore |
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College in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devout Christian who lived a deeply |
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spiritual life; she was an active and involved member of Christ |
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the King Catholic Church for more than 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Lois married Louie Jordan in 1957, and they had |
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eight children; she treasured the relationships she had with her |
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children, her 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, and |
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her many friends, co-workers, customers, and fellow church |
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members; and |
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WHEREAS, She and Louie bought the Blue Top Food Store in |
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1976 and operated the proverbial "Mom and Pop" store over the |
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next 15 years; she worked as an administrative assistant at |
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Kilgore College from 1991 to 2009, when she retired; and |
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WHEREAS, Lois will long be remembered for her kindness and |
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her gracious spirit; she was a devoted wife, mother, and |
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grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be |
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treasured forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Lois Shaw Jordan |
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and extend sincere condolences to her bereaved family; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Lois Shaw Jordan. |
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Nichols |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 1, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |