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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Corbet |
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Nicholos Jones of Broaddus, who passed away on October 23, 2023, at |
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the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Charlie and Reba Jones, Corbet Jones was |
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born on July 22, 1950, in Center and grew up in Broaddus with five |
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siblings, Charlene, Kenneth, Nelda, Robert, and Isaac; he graduated |
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from high school in 1968 and enlisted in the U.S. Army; following |
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his training at Fort Polk in Louisiana, he received orders to ship |
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to Vietnam, but because his older brother was already serving in the |
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war there, he was assigned instead to a hardship tour, guarding the |
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demilitarized zone at Camp Paine, Korea; he advanced to the rank of |
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gunner and received his honorable discharge in 1974, after also |
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completing reserve duty; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones worked as an electrician and he was |
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employed with family members in a number of businesses, including a |
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tire shop and a pipeline construction company; he was also a trucker |
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for many years and contracted with a number of different companies |
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before retiring in 2018; in his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting and |
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fishing; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 16, 1973, Mr. Jones married Margie Bryan in a |
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ceremony held in Pineland; they raised two sons, Shane and Chad, and |
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through the years, they were further blessed with four |
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grandchildren, Matthew, Carson, Connor, and Ashlyn, who were his |
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pride and joy; devoted to his family, Mr. Jones was especially |
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close to his sister, Charlene, and her husband, Nat, whom he called |
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his "second dad"; he was sustained by a strong faith from an early |
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age; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Corbet Jones will be deeply missed, he has |
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left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Corbet Nicholos |
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Jones and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Margie Bryan Jones; to his sons, Shane Bryan and his |
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wife, Kimberly, and Chad Jones and his wife, Wendy; to his |
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grandsons, Matthew Bryan, Carson Jones, and Connor Jones; to his |
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granddaughter, Ashlyn Bryan; to his brothers, Kenneth Jones and his |
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wife, Emma, and Isaac Jones and his wife, Julie; to his sister, |
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Charlene Willey, and her husband, Nathaniel; to his sisters-in-law, |
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Jeannie Williams and her husband, Jimmy, and Gloria Purvis; and to |
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his many other relatives and 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Corbet Jones. |