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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of Jerry and Joyce Houston of Tyler, who passed away on |
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September 16, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of John Bradford Houston and Jewell |
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Juanita Houston, Jerry Franklin Houston was born in Chandler on |
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May 22, 1929; the former Joyce Laverne Hobbs was born to Julius D. |
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Hobbs and Ida Bell Leavels in Ben Wheeler on August 17, 1930; they |
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both attended Chandler High School, and when she asked him if she |
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could catch a ride on his bicycle during the lunch hour, romance |
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bloomed; the couple married on October 8, 1948, and they became |
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the proud parents of two children, Garry and Janet; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Houston served his country in the U.S. Navy |
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from 1952 to 1954; after attending Henderson County Junior |
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College, he earned his master's degree in education from Texas |
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A&M University-Commerce; he spent the first 24 years of his |
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career at Harmony High School in Upshur County, where he was a |
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teacher, coach, and principal; subsequently, he joined the |
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Brownsboro Independent School District and worked for eight |
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years as athletic director and for 15 years as principal of |
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Chandler Elementary School; Mrs. Houston was employed by |
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Brownsboro Junior High School as a secretary for 21 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Following their retirement, the Houstons |
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remained active in their community; they were valued members of |
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Rock Hill Baptist Church, and Mr. Houston served as a deacon, a |
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role he held for a total of 60 years at the churches they |
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attended; in his leisure time, he loved to go fishing, and |
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Mrs. Houston enjoyed cooking and tending to her flowers; they |
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both adored watching the athletic events of their grandchildren, |
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Joanna, Swaide, Lexie Jo, Matthew, and Timothy; eventually, |
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their treasured family grew to include four great-grandchildren, |
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Greyson, Hadley, Adam, and Nathan; and |
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WHEREAS, The life shared by Jerry and Joyce Houston was |
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centered around their loved ones, their faith, and their |
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community, and they will forever be remembered with admiration |
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and affection by all who were fortunate enough to know them; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the lives of Jerry |
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Franklin Houston and Joyce Laverne Houston and extend sincere |
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condolences to all who mourn their passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Jerry and Joyce Houston. |