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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and rewarding life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Anita Palmer Hackley of Jacksboro on January 6, 2017, at |
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the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Anita Smith was born on July 29, 1945, in |
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Altus, Oklahoma, to Wallace William and Lottie Ann Smith; she |
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married Johnny T. Palmer in 1997, and the couple shared more than a |
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decade together until his passing in 2008; fortunate enough to find |
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love again, she exchanged wedding vows in 2013 with John Hackley, |
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and their blended family included three sons, Scott, Mike, and |
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John, and two daughters, Mary Kay and Babe; and |
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WHEREAS, Retired from a career as an educator, Anita Hackley |
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served as president of the Olney Retired Teachers Association, as |
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vice president of the District IX Retired Teachers, and as a board |
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member for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; she was also |
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active as president of the Olney Hamilton Hospital Foundation and |
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as a consumer member of the Texas State Board of Vocational Nursing, |
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as well as a director of the Faith Community Hospital Foundation of |
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Jacksboro; one of her proudest achievements was the establishment |
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of Anita's House, a place near Olney Hamilton Hospital where |
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patients' families can stay, regardless of their ability to pay; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hackley was a talented artist as well, and she |
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was a member of Women Artists of the West, the National Oil and |
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Acrylic Painters Society, and the American Academy of Equine Art; |
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her cheerful disposition and joie de vivre were known to be |
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infectious to those around her, and she found guidance and |
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inspiration in her faith, which led to her active membership in the |
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Jacksboro Parish; and |
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WHEREAS, In every sphere of endeavor, Anita Palmer Hackley |
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demonstrated exceptional dedication, generosity, and kindness |
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toward others, and memories of this vibrant, gracious woman will |
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forever be treasured by all those who were privileged to know her; |
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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 Anita Palmer Hackley |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, John Hackley; to her sons, Scott Palmer, Mike Palmer, and |
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John Brentnall Hackley; to her daughter, Mary Kay Hackley; to her |
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siblings, Troy Gene Smith and Mary Perry; to her son-in-law, Harley |
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Portwood; and to her other relatives and 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 Anita |
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Palmer Hackley. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 756 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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