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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Cooke County lost a dedicated public |
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servant with the death of former county sheriff John S. Aston of |
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Gainesville on May 19, 2021, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, John Aston was born in Reliance, Virginia, on May |
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26, 1938, to Elizabeth and Verna Aston, and he moved to Texas in |
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1957; he was joined in marriage to Phyllis Holley-Aston in 1960, and |
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the couple shared a loving union until her death in 2005; he was the |
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proud father of two sons, Jeff and Keith, and later in life he was |
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blessed with six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Aston began his long career in public service by |
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working for the engineering department of the Texas Highway |
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Department from 1960 until 1968, when he moved into law |
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enforcement; from 1968 to 1993, he served with the Cooke County |
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Sheriff's Office, including nine years as sheriff from 1983 to |
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1992; he went on to work in the Denton County Sheriff's Office as a |
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sergeant until his retirement in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a respected peace officer, |
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John Aston lived a life made rich through meaningful service, and he |
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will be deeply missed by all those who held him dear; now, |
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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 John S. Aston and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons, |
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Jeff Aston and Keith Aston and his wife, Janine; to his |
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grandchildren, Jennifer Johnston and her husband, Jason, Jessica |
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McCann and her husband, Eric, Cameron Aston and his wife, Lauren, |
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Lauren Singer and her husband, Adam, Katie Davis and her husband, |
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Ben, and Dillon Aston and his fiancée, Taylor Dudenhoeffer; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Madalynn, Presleigh, Laityn, Landon, |
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Maverick, and Mason; to his brother, Mike Aston; to his in-laws, |
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Dwight and Hellen Holley; to his aunt and uncle, Peggy and Bill |
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Aston; to his late-life companion, Linda Call; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Aston. |