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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 Laci Ada Stone of Nocona on March 15, |
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2022, at the age of 18; and |
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WHEREAS, The cherished daughter of Haydan and Chelsi Stone, |
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Laci Stone was born on July 1, 2003, and she grew up in Nocona with |
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the companionship of two siblings, Johnathan and Kaygan; she |
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graduated with the Class of 2021 from Nocona High School, where she |
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was an honor student and a competitive athlete who excelled in the |
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sports of golf, basketball, volleyball, and softball; as a senior, |
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she was voted prom queen; moreover, she gave generously of her time |
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as a volunteer with the PALS program and the Nocona Youth Volleyball |
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League, and she was an active congregant of Northside Landmark |
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Missionary Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Ms. Stone was a freshman |
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at the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico, where she |
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had been awarded a golf scholarship and was pursuing a degree in |
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global business management; vivacious and full of life, she was |
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known as a young woman whose smile could light up a room, and |
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wherever she went, her warm and upbeat disposition won her many |
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devoted friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Laci Stone was a source of joy and inspiration to all who knew |
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her, and they will forever carry her memory close in their hearts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Laci Ada Stone and extend profound |
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condolences to the members of her family: to her parents, Haydan and |
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Chelsi Stone; to her brother, Johnathan Stone, and her sister, |
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Kaygan Stone; to her grandmother, Carol Patterson; to her |
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great-grandparents, Melvin and Minnie Corley; to her aunts, uncles, |
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and cousins; and to all others who mourn her passing; and, be it |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Laci Stone. |