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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Pamela Kay Jones Acton of Ozona, who passed away on October 24, |
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2020, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Pam Jones was born in San Angelo on |
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November 29, 1942, to William and Esther Jones and was raised on |
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family ranches in Crockett County; she shared a rewarding marriage |
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with her husband, Earl Acton, that spanned more than four decades |
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until his death in 2007, and she took great pride in her two |
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children, Bobbie Renfroe and the late Marty Acton; with the passing |
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years, Mrs. Acton had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to |
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include two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about ranching, Mrs. Acton raised and |
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showed registered Rambouillet sheep and was one of the first women |
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to compete in team roping in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys |
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Association; among her other accomplishments, she represented |
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Crockett County at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, and she |
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served as president of the Devils River Ranchers Protective |
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Association and as a director of the Texas High School Rodeo |
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Association and the Ozona-Barnhart Trap Company; in addition she |
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was a skilled markswoman and renowned for her ability to fix |
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anything; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Acton was also a longtime member of the Ozona |
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United Methodist Church and served on its hospitality committee; |
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moreover, she helped to create and oversee the church services at |
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the San Angelo Cinch Roping Fiesta and the San Angelo Stock Show & |
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Rodeo; and |
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WHEREAS, Pam Acton lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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professional achievements, and she will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Pamela Kay Jones |
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Acton and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her daughter, Bobbie Renfroe, and her husband, Billy; to her |
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grandchildren, Aaron Renfroe and his wife, Kari, and Kelbie Tucker |
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and her husband, Sean; to her great-grandchildren, Wyatt Tate and |
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Bryce Renfroe; to her sister, Shelley Conner, and her husband, |
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T. C.; and to her other relatives and 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 Pam Acton. |