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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed civil rights advocate drew |
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to a close with the passing of Janice Elaine Winkley Gore of Dallas |
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on November 17, 2023, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Janice Winkley was born in Dallas on |
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February 16, 1946, to Milton Winkley and Naomi Doss; following her |
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graduation from James Madison High School in 1963, she continued |
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her education at Arlington State College; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gore emerged as a pivotal figure during the |
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civil rights movement in Dallas; demonstrating an unwavering |
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commitment to justice and equality, she was an engaged member of the |
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NAACP Youth Council and participated in protests against the |
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segregation of the State Fair of Texas and of public facilities; she |
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went on to advocate for the rights of African Americans across the |
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South, working in behalf of political campaigns and collaborating |
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with such prominent figures as Philadelphia mayor Dr. W. Wilson |
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Goode Sr., Texas governor Ann Richards, and the Reverend Jesse |
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Jackson; in her later years, she owned a Texas Caribbean |
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restaurant; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Gore treasured the love |
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and support of her family, which included her three sons, Terrence, |
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Todd, and Xavier, and her four grandchildren; moreover, she was |
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blessed with a wide circle of friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of great compassion and vision who |
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championed the rights of her fellow citizens, Janice Gore inspired |
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others to help create a more equitable society, and her legacy will |
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continue to resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Janice Elaine Winkley Gore and extend deepest condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her mother, Naomi Doss Jackson; to her |
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sons, Terrence Gore, Todd Gore, and Xavier Gore; to her |
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grandchildren, Michael, Saniyah, Branden, and Michelle; to her |
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siblings, Joyce Ellis and her husband, Ronnie, Joan Jackson Bouldin |
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and her husband, David, and James Paul Jackson and his wife, Zakia; |
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to her nieces, Pamela Sherman and Tehra Bouldin; to her nephews, |
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Richard Sherman and Kenneth Brown; to her bonus daughters, Mylissa |
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Gore, Rachael Gore, and Rochelle Rowe; and to all others who mourn |
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her passing; and, 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Janice |
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Gore. |