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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed educator drew to a close with |
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the passing of Julie Anna Choate of Hudson Oaks on August 15, 2020, |
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at the age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Fort Worth on July 2, 1970, the former Julie |
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Newbury was the daughter of Don and Brenda Newbury, and she grew up |
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with two sisters, Jana and Jeanie; she married Bryan Choate on June |
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11, 1994, and they shared a rewarding union that spanned 26 years |
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and became the proud parents of two children, Benjamin and Brittin; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Howard Payne University and Dallas |
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Baptist University, Mrs. Choate enjoyed a career as an educator for |
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more than 29 years; she began as a teacher at Deer Creek Elementary |
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School in the Crowley Independent School District and eventually |
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became an assistant principal in the district; she later joined the |
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faculty of Aledo ISD and spent more than a decade at McCall |
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Elementary School, where she served first as assistant principal |
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and then as principal; and |
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WHEREAS, In honor of Mrs. Choate's significant contributions |
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to her community, the Julie Choate Higher Education Fund has been |
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established for her son, who graduated from Aledo High School in |
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2019, and her daughter, who is a junior at Aledo High; Mrs. Choate |
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was a valued congregant of Trinity Bible Church, and she drew |
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strength from her deep and abiding faith throughout her life; and |
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WHEREAS, Julie Choate possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and her example of grace, |
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optimism, and compassion will forever be a source of inspiration to |
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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 life of Julie Anna Choate and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Julie Anna |
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Choate. |