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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 Mary Evelyn McKinney of San Angelo on February 7, 2023, |
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at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Judge S. E. Stout Jr. and Mary Emma |
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Garlitz Stout, the former Evelyn Stout was born in Eden on |
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December 31, 1929; she grew up with five siblings, Seth, Billy, |
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Joyce, John, and Butch, and graduated from Reagan County High |
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School; early in 1947, she went on her first date with Robert |
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Leonadis "R. L." McKinney Jr.; they danced at the Melody Club in San |
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Angelo, and they became partners forever with their marriage on |
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June 14 of that year; whenever they jitterbugged, other dancers |
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would clear the floor to watch them; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McKinney devoted herself to raising her three |
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treasured children, Pete, Cheryl, and Lorri; eventually, she was |
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blessed with six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two |
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great-great-grandchildren, and she embraced the role of "Nanny" to |
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other children as well; she adored annual vacations to Ruidoso, New |
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Mexico, with her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. McKinney was a valued member |
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of First Methodist Church in Big Lake and then attended Glen Meadows |
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Baptist Church in San Angelo; she knew a host of old hymns and |
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joyfully lifted her voice in song; in addition, she was an avid |
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gardener, bird-watcher, and golfer; Big Lake Golf Course named an |
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annual tournament in honor of her and a fellow enthusiast; |
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Mrs. McKinney and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of |
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64 years until his passing in 2011; until the end of her days, she |
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loved to dance, and she was affectionately nicknamed "Twinkle Toes" |
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by the staff at Lyndale San Angelo Senior Living; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Evelyn McKinney is greatly missed, she has |
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left her family and friends with a wealth of wonderful memories, and |
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she will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, |
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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 life of Mary Evelyn McKinney |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, R. L. "Pete" McKinney and his wife, Patrice, Cheryl |
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deCordova and her husband, Aubrey, and Lorri Jenkins and her |
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husband, Mike; to her grandchildren, Rachel Beaver and her husband, |
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Jonathan, Leonadis McKinney and his wife, Leigh, Scott Jenkins, |
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Kayla Neatherlin and her husband, Blake, Clay deCordova and his |
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wife, Shelia, and Emily deCordova; to her great-grandchildren, |
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Joshua Beaver, Christopher Beaver, Keira Neatherlin, Jace |
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Neatherlin, Emeline McKinney, Taylor Grassman and her husband, |
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Chase, and Matthew deCordova and his wife Katelyn; to her |
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great-great-grandchildren, Cooper Grassman and Adaline deCordova; |
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to her brother, Butch Stout, and his wife, Sharon; and to her many |
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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 her family, and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Evelyn |
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McKinney. |