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               R E S O L U T I O N
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                   WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered an immeasurable loss  | 
         
         
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            with the tragic passing of Jessica Carol McKinley of Austin on July  | 
         
         
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            4, 2022, at the age of 23; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, The daughter of Toni McKinley and Craig McKinley,  | 
         
         
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            Jessica McKinley was born in Chandler, Arizona, on June 17, 1999,  | 
         
         
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            and she grew up in Austin with the companionship of three siblings,  | 
         
         
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            Brittney, William, and Matthew; she graduated from McNeil High  | 
         
         
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            School in 2017; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, A young woman of many interests, Ms. McKinley taught  | 
         
         
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            herself sign language and Spanish and how to play piano during her  | 
         
         
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            youth; she dreamed of one day attending the Juilliard School of  | 
         
         
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            Music, and she was working to establish a skin care business at the  | 
         
         
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            time of her passing; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Ms. McKinley loved nature and animals, and she  | 
         
         
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            treasured time spent with her cat, Moo, and her dog, Lemon; she  | 
         
         
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            greatly enriched the lives of her family and friends with her warm  | 
         
         
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            sense of humor and caring nature, and she was always happy to lend  | 
         
         
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            an ear to anyone who needed to talk; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Intelligent, kind, and adventurous, Jessica  | 
         
         
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            McKinley brightened the world for all who knew her, and they will  | 
         
         
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            forever carry her close in their hearts; 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 Jessica Carol  | 
         
         
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            McKinley and extend sincere condolences to the members of her  | 
         
         
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            family: to her mother, Toni McKinley; to her father, Craig  | 
         
         
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            McKinley; to her siblings, Brittney, William, and Matthew; and to  | 
         
         
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            her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of  | 
         
         
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            Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jessica  | 
         
         
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            McKinley. | 
         
         
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            Bucy | 
         
         
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            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.R. No. 1748 was unanimously adopted by a  | 
         
         
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            rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | 
         
         
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            ______________________________ | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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