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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Frances |
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Kay Bragg Sykes, who passed away on March 12, 2016, at the age of 71; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Eldred Ray and Mary Frances Hudson Bragg on |
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December 20, 1944, in Kaufman, the former Kay Bragg grew up in |
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Dallas and graduated from Bryan Adams High School; she went on to |
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earn a bachelor's degree in psychology from The University of Texas |
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at Dallas and a master's degree in English literature from the |
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University of Dallas; she enjoyed a successful career as a teacher |
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and lecturer, instructing students in classic literature and |
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Christian iconography; and |
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WHEREAS, On October 19, 1980, this esteemed Texan married |
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Steven Sykes, with whom she shared a rewarding union that spanned 35 |
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years; Mrs. Sykes was the devoted mother of four children, |
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Christopher Jackson, Eric Sykes, Christopher Sykes, and Jennifer |
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Griffin, and with the passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing |
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her family grow to include four grandchildren, Alexandra, Jazz, |
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Travis, and Madison; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Sykes |
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was an active congregant at St. John's Church in Dallas and gave |
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generously of her time to assist the church's vestry and altar |
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guild; her life was further enriched by her passion for music and |
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art, and she possessed a gracious hospitality that could transform |
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any gathering into a special occasion; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her kindness, her strength of character, |
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and her thoughtful intellect, Kay Sykes touched countless lives |
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during her journey on this earth, and all those who were fortunate |
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enough to know her will long remember her with deep affection; now, |
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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 Frances Kay Bragg |
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Sykes and extend sincere condolences to her family and friends; |
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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 Kay Sykes. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 743 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 13, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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