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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The death of Janice D'Aun Glass Thompson of |
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Arlington on October 16, 2012, at the age of 72, brought a great |
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loss to her family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Shamrock on June 15, 1940, the former Janice |
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Glass was the daughter of Herschel and Annabelle Glass; she grew up |
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on a farm near Andice, and during high school she blossomed as a |
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singer and actress; in 1958, she won the Best Actress title in state |
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UIL competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Thompson became the devoted mother of four |
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children, Jana, Kelly, Gerald, and John, and she instilled in them |
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the importance of honor, faith, compassion, and a strong work |
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ethic; she also emphasized the value of higher education, and with |
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her encouragement, all of her offspring went on to earn advanced |
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degrees; moreover, she was a "second mother" to many of her |
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children's friends, and through the years, she continued to mentor |
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and nurture those around her; and |
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WHEREAS, At the age of 48, Ms. Thompson enrolled in college |
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herself, and she received her bachelor's degree in political |
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science cum laude four years later; she worked as a paralegal in |
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Dallas and became paralegal manager for the firm of Weil, Gotschal, |
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and Manges before retiring; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly engaged in her community, Ms. Thompson served |
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as president of the Arlington Civic League and of the Arlington |
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Medical Auxiliary; she was a member of the Arlington Civic Chorus, |
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Theatre Arlington, and Girls Inc.; in addition, she served on the |
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board of First United Methodist Church in Arlington, and she was a |
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member of the Aldersgate Sunday School Class and Stephen Ministry |
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at Trinity United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Janice Thompson lived a rich and purposeful life, |
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and those who were fortunate enough to know her will forever cherish |
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their memories of her kindness, strength, and grace; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Janice D'Aun Glass |
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Thompson and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her children, Kelly Thompson Weeks and her husband, |
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David, Gerald Kenneth Thompson and his wife, JoLee, and John Kevin |
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Thompson and his wife, Patti; to her grandchildren, Tori, Trace, |
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Meghan, Hank, Tanner, and Tucker Thompson, Dylan Weeks, and Zachary |
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Zane "ZZ" Weeks; to the father of her children, Dr. Gerald G. |
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Thompson, and his wife, Linda; and to her many other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Janice |
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D'Aun Glass Thompson. |
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Patrick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 976 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 27, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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