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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Mava Jo Turner of Anahuac on November 10, 2022, at the |
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age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jay and Delna Lewis, the former Mava |
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Jo Lewis was born in Yellville, Arkansas, on September 12, 1935; she |
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moved with her family to Texas in 1941, initially living in Luling |
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and then settling in Anahuac in 1949; she attended Anahuac High |
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School, where she was involved in sports and other student |
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activities; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Vernon Dwight "Pee Wee" Turner, with |
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whom she shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than five |
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decades until his passing in 2007; she took great pride in her |
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children, Arthur, Jody, and the late Suzanne, and over the years, |
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she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family five |
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grandchildren, Cortney, Paige, Jason, Braden, and Lee, as well as |
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six great-grandchildren, Baylee, Brooke, Krissa, Peyson, Grayson, |
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and Wyatt; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Turner devoted herself to her home and to |
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raising her children, and she worked alongside her husband on the |
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family farm for many years; later in life, she enjoyed a rewarding |
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career with Sterling Funeral Homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Mava Jo Turner |
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brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mava Jo Turner and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, |
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Arthur Jay Turner, and his wife, Marie; to her daughter, Jody Fyvie, |
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and her husband, Cort; to her grandchildren, Cortney Watson and her |
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husband, Chris, Paige Standley and her husband, Justin, Jason |
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Turner, Braden Turner and his wife, Jessie, and Lee Gray; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Baylee Watson, Brooke Watson, Krissa Gray, |
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Peyson Standley, Grayson Turner, and Wyatt Turner; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mava Jo |
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Turner. |