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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 518
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In Memory |
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of |
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Janice Mavie Rees Wilcox |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Janice Mavie Rees Wilcox, a beloved |
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member of the Burnet community, who died May 11, 2021, at the age |
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of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A true Texas lady, Janice Wilcox was a loving, |
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smart, and gracious woman who was admired by friends and loved |
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ones for her generous spirit and her many contributions to the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, A Texas native, Janice Rees was born in Beeville |
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on February 9, 1941; she graduated from Richardson High School, |
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and she later settled in Burnet with the late Bill Berry "Butch" |
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Wilcox, her devoted husband of 54 years; she served as the First |
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Lady for the City of Burnet during her husband's tenure as mayor, |
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and she found notable fulfillment and success as a businesswoman; |
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she cherished her two daughters, Ginger and Melissa, and her |
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grandson, Ty, enriched her life immeasurably; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wilcox owned a flower shop for a time and |
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helped run the family funeral business for many years; she devoted |
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herself to volunteer work and to service for her sorority, Epsilon |
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Sigma Alpha; her leadership roles for the sorority included that of |
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president, and she was honored as an outstanding member by both the |
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sorority chapter and the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wilcox reveled in the strong bonds of |
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friendship and enjoyed traveling with friends and cruising in her |
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boat on Lake Buchanan; she was an accomplished interior decorator, |
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an animal enthusiast, and a talented gardener, and she was a |
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faithful congregant of Vanderveer Street Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of elegance, grace, and kindness, Janice |
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Wilcox was a devoted community steward and a treasured citizen of |
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the Lone Star State; she leaves behind memories that will long be |
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cherished by all who were privileged to share in her life; 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 extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Janice Mavie Rees Wilcox; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Janice Wilcox. |
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Buckingham |
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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 May 28, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |