87R16707 BPG-D
 
  By: Ellzey H.R. No. 523
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Debbie
  Jean Box of Waxahachie, who passed away on February 9, 2021, at the
  age of 66; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of James Euwing Smith and Lois Jean
  Smith, the former Debbie Jean Smith was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma,
  on March 2, 1954, and grew up in Stigler, Oklahoma, with three
  siblings, Judy, Liz, and James; and
         WHEREAS, She married David Box and they became the parents of
  four daughters, Wendy, Stephanie, Nickie, and Jennifer; through the
  years, Ms. Box knew the joy of welcoming into her treasured family
  11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Box settled in Waxahachie in 1984; after 20
  years in banking, she joined her husband in the insurance business,
  and they owned agencies for almost two decades; along the way, she
  made time to volunteer extensively with numerous organizations,
  including the Waxahachie Gingerbread Trail, March of Dimes, Red Oak
  Area Chamber of Commerce, Helping Hands of Ennis, Waxahachie
  Downtown Merchants Association, and Ellis County Art Association;
  she had many talents and loved to paint with watercolors, learn new
  knitting patterns, and throw pottery; in addition, she enjoyed
  traveling with her husband, shopping, talking with her girls,
  walking the beach with her best friend, and hearing about her
  grandchildren's accomplishments; and
         WHEREAS, Debbie Box lived a rich and purposeful life centered
  around her family, her friends, and her community, and she will long
  be remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Debbie Jean Box and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
  husband, David Brent Box; to her daughters and their husbands,
  Wendy and Neil Poynor, Stephanie and Chad Alexander, Nickie and JJ
  Weyrauch, and Jennifer and Joe Knapp; to her sisters, Judy Beller
  and Liz Hendrix, and her brother, James Smith; to her
  grandchildren, Nathan, Cannon, and Kayson Weyrauch, Megan Nickels,
  Daken and Keller Milligan, Hunter Poynor, Jeffery, Jakob, and
  Jaycee Knapp, and Lily Alexander; to her great-grandchildren,
  Atalie and Wyatt Nickels; and to her other relatives and friends;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Debbie Box.