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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Debby Hay Spradley of Dallas on May |
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19, 2019, at the age of 66, has brought great sadness to the family |
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and many friends of this beloved woman; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on December 8, 1952, the former Debby |
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Hay was the daughter of Jess and Betty Jo Hay and the sister of Patty |
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Hay; she attended Hillcrest High School and Southern Methodist |
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University, where she graduated with a degree in journalism, and |
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took her first job at the International Apparel Mart; in 1983, she |
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opened The Hay Agency, a full-service advertising, public |
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relations, and marketing firm, which she operated for nearly 20 |
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years; she sold the core business in 2000 and continued her work as |
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a consultant for Dallas schools and other nonprofit organizations; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Spradley shared a rewarding marriage with her |
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husband, Webb Spradley, and cherished her daughters, Jessica and |
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Rachel, and her three granddaughters, Kathryn, Virginia, and |
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Margaret; her desire to support her children and grandchildren led |
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to her involvement as a volunteer at The Hockaday School, where she |
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served as a trustee, as president of The Hockaday Parents' |
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Association, and as chair of The Hockaday Annual Fund Campaign; the |
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institution held a special place in her heart, and in 2014, she had |
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the great satisfaction of being named its director of development; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Beyond her work at Hockaday, Ms. Spradley served on |
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the boards of such groups as Planned Parenthood of North Texas, the |
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Dallas Women's Foundation, Educational First Steps, Uplift |
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Education, the ChildCare Group, and The Dallas Assembly; she was |
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also a former member of the parents' advisory boards of both The |
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University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University; a |
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hardworking and fiercely determined woman, she was a champion for |
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the causes in which she believed, and she excelled at every endeavor |
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she undertook; she was also known for her kind and selfless nature, |
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and she could always be counted on to be a caring friend and |
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counselor; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Debby Hay Spradley is deeply missed, she |
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will forever be remembered with admiration and affection by her |
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treasured family and by the countless other people whose lives she |
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touched; 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 Debby Hay Spradley and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to all those who mourn her passing; |
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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 Debby Hay |
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Spradley. |