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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Nancy McJunkin Scalise of Austin on |
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March 5, 2019, at the age of 75, has deeply saddened all who knew |
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her; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to James Nelson McJunkin and Julia Ellen Bass |
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McJunkin in Wetumpka, Alabama, on November 11, 1943, the former |
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Nancy McJunkin grew up with a younger brother, Jim; her father's |
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career in the U.S. Air Force took the family to many locations, and |
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during several formative years in Okinawa, Japan, she developed a |
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love of Japanese art and culture, as well as a passion for travel, |
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adventure, and archaeology; she studied theater at the University |
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of Alabama before completing her education at Tulane University in |
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New Orleans; and |
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WHEREAS, She settled in the French Quarter and married a |
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fellow resident, James Scalise, in December 1976; they became the |
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proud parents of two sons, Jason and Justin; a loving and devoted |
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mother, Ms. Scalise instilled in her children an abiding interest |
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in theater, reading, and language, and her sunny optimism informed |
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their upbringing; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in her career, Ms. Scalise worked as a fashion |
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buyer and model for Maison Blanche department store; she went on to |
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teach English and administer tests in the gifted and talented |
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program in New Orleans public schools, and she earned a number of |
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awards for her teaching and writing; she founded and published G/T, |
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the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, as a resource for her fellow |
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educators; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her historic neighborhood, she |
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established an activist group, Vieux Carré Voice, that focused the |
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attention of city officials on the needs of the district; in the |
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wake of Hurricane Katrina, she relocated to Austin to be near |
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family, and she continued her civic engagement, volunteering in the |
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theater community and at the Next-to-New Shop of St. David's |
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Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Scalise brightened the days of innumerable |
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people through the years, and although she is greatly missed, those |
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who were fortunate enough to know her will forever cherish their |
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memories of her warmth, elegance, and generosity; now, therefore, |
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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 Nancy McJunkin |
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Scalise and extend sincere condolences to her husband, James |
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Scalise; to her sons, Jason and Justin Scalise; to her brother, |
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James McJunkin Jr., and his wife, Beth; and to her other relatives |
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and many 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 Nancy |
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McJunkin Scalise. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1710 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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