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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 359
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In Memory |
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of |
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Yolanda JoAn Davis |
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WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of |
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Yolanda JoAn Davis of Plano, who passed away on February 10, |
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2017, at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Rudy and Wilma Duffie Mallonee, |
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the former JoAn Mallonee was born on March 7, 1945, in Yuba City, |
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California; she moved to Alaska with her family six years later |
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and attended West Anchorage High School, where she received her |
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diploma in June 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, That same month, she exchanged the vows of |
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matrimony with Larry Davis at a ceremony in Anchorage; during the |
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course of a rewarding marriage that spanned more than half a |
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century, they became the proud parents of three sons, Larry, |
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Collin, and Jared, and two daughters, Christie and Holly, and as |
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the years passed, the couple had the pleasure of seeing their |
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family grow to include 27 grandchildren and a great-grandson, |
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with whom they enjoyed spending many special occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained from a young age by a profound faith, |
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Mrs. Davis was a valued congregant of Bull Creek Cowboy Church in |
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Lone Oak, Texas; her life was further enriched by her artistic |
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endeavors and her involvement with the Greenville Art League; and |
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WHEREAS, JoAn Davis touched countless lives with her quiet |
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and caring spirit, and she will long be remembered with deep |
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affection by all who knew her; now, 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 life of Yolanda JoAn Davis |
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and extend sincere condolences to her family and many friends; |
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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 JoAn Davis. |
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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 March 6, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |