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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106
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In Memory |
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of |
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Evelyn Loyd Hooton |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Evelyn Loyd Hooton, who passed away on August 3, |
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2016, at the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Evelyn Loyd was born on October 4, |
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1949, in Grand Saline to Cecil and Mary Polacek Loyd, and she grew |
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up with the companionship of three siblings; she attended East |
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Texas State University, where she was a member of Chi Omega |
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Sorority and Alpha Lambda Iota; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, she was joined in marriage to James Byron |
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Hooton, and the couple became the proud parents of three sons, |
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Joey, Mark, and Steve; later in life, Mrs. Hooton delighted in |
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the time she spent with her five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Living in Alba for most of her life, this admired |
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educator taught elementary school for the Alba-Golden and |
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Mineola Independent School Districts; in her private life, she |
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took pleasure in reading, tending her garden, and line dancing |
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with the Lone Star Steppers; moreover, she was a valued member of |
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First Baptist Church, Mineola; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and a loving mother and |
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grandmother, Evelyn Hooton brightened the lives of all who knew |
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her with her cheerful disposition and her joie de vivre; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Evelyn Loyd |
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Hooton and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Jim Hooton; to her sons, Joey Hooton and |
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his wife, Lori, Mark Hooton and his wife, Krissy, and Steve |
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Hooton and his wife, Abby; to her brother, James Loyd; to her |
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sister, Barbara Dawson; to her grandchildren, Thomas, Allie, |
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Colette, Gemma, and Eason; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Evelyn Loyd Hooton. |
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Hughes |
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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 February 6, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |