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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The thousands of deaths caused by COVID-19 in Texas |
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have created a tremendous void in families, communities, and |
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workplaces throughout the state; among those who lost their lives |
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in the pandemic was Treva Preston, a dedicated and well-respected |
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employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, who passed |
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away on January 15, 2021, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Preston began her career with TDCJ as a |
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training sergeant at the Hamilton Unit in Bryan and was later |
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promoted to lieutenant; she shared a rewarding family life with her |
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husband, Melvin, their two daughters, Bianca and Monique, and their |
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granddaughter; she enjoyed spending her leisure time going on |
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cruises, dancing, solving crossword puzzles, and playing cards and |
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dominoes; in the workplace, her sincerity and caring mentorship |
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earned her the lasting respect of her coworkers, who affectionately |
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referred to her as "Mama Bear"; and |
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WHEREAS, Treva Preston faithfully and ably performed her |
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duties throughout her tenure with the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice, and she will long be remembered with great admiration by |
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all who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Treva Preston and extend deepest sympathy to her family, friends, |
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and colleagues; 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 Treva |
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Preston. |