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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 31
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In Memory |
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Anita Palmer Hackley |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Jacksboro in mourning the loss of Anita Palmer |
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Hackley, who died on January 6, 2017, at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, Anita Palmer Hackley was born on July 29, 1945, in |
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Altus, Oklahoma, to Wallace William Smith and Lottie Ann Smith; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Johnny T. Palmer, who passed away in |
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2008; she married John Hackley on August 17, 2013, in Jacksboro, |
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where they made their home; she leaves behind three sons, a |
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daughter, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hackley was retired from her work in the |
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field of education; she was a former president of the Olney |
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Retired Teachers Association and vice-president of District IX |
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Retired Teachers Association, and she was on the board of |
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directors of the Texas Teacher Retirement System; a leader in the |
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community, she served as president of the Hamilton Hospital |
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Foundation and as a consumer member of the Texas State Board of |
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Vocational Nursing; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly talented artist, Mrs. Hackley was a |
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special selected member of Women Artists of the West, a member of |
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the National Association of Oil and Acrylic Painters, and a |
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member of the American Association of Equine Artists; and |
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WHEREAS, A faithful Christian, Anita was an active member |
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of The Parish of Jacksboro and was director of the Faith |
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Community Hospital Foundation of Jacksboro; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of integrity, strength, and generosity, |
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Anita gave unselfishly of her time to others, and her wisdom, |
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warmth, and valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who |
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knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, Anita Hackley was a devoted wife, mother, and |
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grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Anita Palmer Hackley; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Anita Palmer Hackley. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 23, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |