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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 69
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In Memory |
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of |
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Evelyn Ellison |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Evelyn Dailey |
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Johnson Nehls Ellison were deeply saddened by her death on |
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September 26, 2020, at the age of 103; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Evelyn Dailey was born in Kelsey on |
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August 20, 1917, to Kirby and Bethany Dailey; she grew up with the |
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companionship of seven sisters, Pat, Ruth, Elvis, Deeny, Miriam, |
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Maureen, and Faye, and a brother, Cecil; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ellison raised six children, Douglas, Annette, |
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Sandy, Dianne, Brenda, and Paul, with her first husband, Raymond C. |
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Johnson, who preceded her in death; she was also predeceased by her |
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second and third husbands, J. B. Nehls and Johnnie Ellison; with |
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the passing years, Mrs. Ellison had the pleasure of seeing her |
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family grow to include 12 grandchildren, Todd, Russell, Stacy, |
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Darrellene, Terri, Chris, Tony, Kelli, Brandon, Britt, Bryce, and |
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Eddie, and 30 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of deep faith, Mrs. Ellison was a devoted |
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member of First Baptist Church in Gilmer and the Dorcas Sunday |
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school class; she delighted in gardening, bird-watching, |
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cooking, crocheting, quilting, and making ceramics; above all |
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else, she treasured time spent with her family, and she often |
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cheered on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren at sporting |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of more than a century, Evelyn |
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Ellison lived a rich and purposeful life, and she will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby honor the memory of Evelyn Dailey Johnson |
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Nehls Ellison and extend sincere sympathy to her loved ones; and, |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Evelyn Ellison. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 23, 2021, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |