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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, April 10, 2019, marks the second anniversary of the |
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death of Molly Jane Matheson of Fort Worth, and this solemn occasion |
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provides an opportunity to honor her memory and to recognize |
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Project Beloved, which was founded by her parents; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 18, 1994, in Fairfax, Virginia, Molly |
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was the Mathesons' only daughter and a devoted sister to her three |
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brothers, Nick, Ben, and Max; she resided for most of her life in |
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Winter Park, Florida, which she considered to be her home, and she |
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later moved with her family to Texas in 2010; deeply devoted to her |
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faith, she was an active member of her church and a frequent youth |
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volunteer at its vacation Bible school in the summer; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her graduation from Timber Creek High |
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School in Fort Worth, Molly Matheson attended the University of |
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Arkansas for three years and then enrolled at Tarrant County |
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College; she had a special rapport with children, and she looked |
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forward to helping those in need as a social worker after earning |
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her degree; and |
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WHEREAS, The tragic circumstances of Molly's murder on April |
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10, 2017, at the age of 22, led her parents, David and Tracy |
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Matheson, to establish Project Beloved, with the mission to change |
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the conversation about sexual assault and to empower sexual assault |
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survivors; in the hope of sparing other families from the |
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heartbreak they have suffered, the Mathesons have advocated for |
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improvements in the way that law enforcement tracks sex offenders, |
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and they have also worked to make the process of reporting rape less |
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traumatic; moreover, their organization is awarding scholarships |
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to college students majoring in social work; and |
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WHEREAS, While Molly Matheson's senseless death deprived the |
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world of her promise, her spirit endures in the passion and |
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commitment of those who are carrying on the important work of |
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Project Beloved and who are channeling their profound grief into |
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meaningful change; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Molly Jane Matheson |
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and commend David and Tracy Matheson for their efforts through |
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Project Beloved; 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 Molly Jane |
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Matheson. |
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Goldman |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Guerra |
Noble |
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| Bailes |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Perez |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Phelan |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Reynolds |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Rosenthal |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
Kuempel |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Shine |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lucio III |
Thierry |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dean |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
Metcalf |
Tinderholt |
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| Dutton |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Farrar |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Muñoz, Jr. |
Wray |
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| González of Dallas |
Murr |
Zedler |
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| González of El Paso |
Neave |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1060 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on April 10, 2019. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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