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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Carolyn |
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Yvonne Rogers Jones of Dallas, who passed away on January 25, 2017, |
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at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Ellis and Tessie Rogers on November 9, 1944, |
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the former Carolyn Rogers grew up in Abilene with her two brothers, |
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Danny and Bill; after graduating from Woodson High School in 1963, |
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she continued her education at Bishop College and went on to pursue |
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a successful career with the Stewart Title Guaranty Company; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1967, she met the love of her life, Thomas Jones, |
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whom she wed on July 26, 1968; over the course of a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned nearly half a century, the couple were |
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blessed with four children, Shaundra, Regina, Shelley, and Kelley, |
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and a grandson, Jay Logan Thomas; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Jones |
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was a valued congregant at St. Luke Community United Methodist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Jones enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and she will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to all those who held her dear; 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 memory of Carolyn Yvonne |
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Rogers Jones and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family and to her many 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 Carolyn |
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Jones. |