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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life rich in family, friends, and meaningful |
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service drew to a close with the passing of Barbara Lynn Stephenson |
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of Wharton on September 25, 2016, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of Lewis and Hope Jarvis, the former |
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Barbara Lynn Jarvis was born on July 29, 1948, in Amherst and raised |
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in Levelland, where she graduated from high school in 1965; she |
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exchanged wedding vows with Phil Stephenson in 1973, and the couple |
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became the parents of two cherished children, Scott and Allison; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Stephenson family moved to Wharton in 1974, and |
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Ms. Stephenson earned an associate degree in interior design from |
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the Art Institute of Houston; her passion for volunteering led her |
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to work with a host of organizations, including the Little League, |
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Bright Minds, and various Republican women's groups, and she also |
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helped organize a community rally for the troops during the Iraq |
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War; she experienced the joy of becoming a grandmother to six |
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treasured grandchildren, and in her leisure time, she enjoyed |
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doting on her loved ones, reading, and relaxing at the couple's |
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vacation home in Rockport; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Stephenson left an indelible imprint on the |
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lives of all who were blessed to share in her affection and |
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friendship, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Barbara Lynn |
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Stephenson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, the Honorable Phil Stephenson; to her |
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children, Scott Stephenson and his wife, Tammy, and Allison LeGrand |
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and her husband, Chris; to her stepbrothers, Wayne Hardy and his |
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wife, Bonnie, and Dan Hardy and his wife, Vanessa; to her |
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grandchildren, Lindsey, Meagan, and Blake LeGrand and Matthew, |
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Tyler, and Kaitlyn Stephenson; and to her other relatives and many |
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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 do so in memory of Barbara |
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Lynn Stephenson. |