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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joan Cawood Nivens of Midland passed away on May 6, |
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2015, at the age of 85, leaving her circle of family and friends to |
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treasure their many happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1929, the former Joan |
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Cawood moved with her family to Roswell, New Mexico, during her |
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youth; after graduating from high school, she enjoyed a successful |
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career as a draftsman with Humble Oil; a lifelong learner, she took |
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classes while working as well as in her retirement and derived great |
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joy from her studies; and |
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WHEREAS, This cherished woman shared a rewarding union with |
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her husband, Rolf Eugene Nivens, until his passing, and she was the |
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devoted mother of a daughter, Gena; she was affectionately known as |
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"Jo Jo" to her four grandchildren, and she lavished them with her |
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love and support; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nivens spent more than 30 years as a resident |
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of Midland, which remained her home in her heart even after she |
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moved to Austin in 2013 to be closer to her loved ones; actively |
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involved in her church, she taught Sunday school and prepared meals |
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for the church men's group, and she also found fulfillment in |
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volunteering with Meals on Wheels and helping out others in the |
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community; she was beloved for her sweet nature and vibrant smile, |
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and some of her favorite memories were of meeting each week with her |
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close friends for coffee; and |
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WHEREAS, Joan Nivens led a rich and purposeful life centered |
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around her faith, her family, and her community, and she will long |
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be remembered with admiration and deep affection by all 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 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joan Cawood Nivens |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Gena Nivens Keller, and her husband, Harrison; to her |
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grandchildren, William, Elizabeth, Emily, and Mary Katherine; to |
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her sister, Virginia Edwards; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it so do in memory of Joan Cawood |
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Nivens. |
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Craddick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3001 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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