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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 669
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In Memory |
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of |
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Barbara Ann Carraway Alexander |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Marshall lost a respected member of |
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the community and a dedicated advocate for area students with the |
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passing of Barbara Ann Carraway Alexander on April 2, 2019, at |
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the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jake and Blanche Carraway, the |
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former Barbara Ann Carraway was born in Marshall on April 5, |
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1950, and she grew up with the companionship of six brothers, |
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J. C., Henry James, Clarence, Willie, Charles, and Edward, and |
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three sisters, Haley Bernice, Annie B., and Joyce Marie; she |
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graduated from the historic H. B. Pemberton High School in 1968, |
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before earning her bachelor's degree in business and sociology |
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from Wiley College and undertaking additional studies at The |
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University of Texas at Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1971, she married Rufus Anderson Jr., and they |
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welcomed a daughter, Candace; later in life, Ms. Alexander was |
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further blessed with a grandson, Dontrell, and four |
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great-grandchildren, Keyciee, Jayciee, Nia, and Amir; and |
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WHEREAS, For 14 years, Ms. Alexander was employed by |
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Alcoa, and she subsequently embarked on a three-decade-long |
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career as a social worker, which began with the State of Texas and |
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continued with the Harrison County Welfare Department; she cared |
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deeply about the students and staff at the Marshall Independent |
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School District and never hesitated to intervene when she |
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believed a child was at risk of harm; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Alexander's commitment to young people led to |
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22 years of service on the Marshall ISD Board of Trustees, |
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including tenures from 1990 to 2005 and from 2011 to 2019; she |
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also volunteered her time on the Harrison County 4-H board for |
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five years, and she was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church and |
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the Texas & Louisiana Baptist Association; her hard work and many |
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achievements earned her a host of service awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Alexander touched numerous lives during |
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her journey on this earth, and although she will be deeply |
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missed, she will forever hold a special place in the hearts of |
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those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Ann |
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Carraway Alexander and extend sincere sympathy to her family and |
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her dear 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Barbara Ann Carraway Alexander. |
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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 May 1, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |