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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 480
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In Memory |
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Samuel Mixon |
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WHEREAS, The tragic passing of Samuel Felix Mixon of |
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Galveston on September 16, 2022, at the age of 14, has brought a |
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tremendous loss to his family and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on November 28, 2007, to devoted |
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parents Kathryn and Scott Mixon, Sam Mixon was likewise adored by |
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his older siblings, Kaitlyn and Sully; he embraced his adopted |
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hometown of Galveston, where he had graduated from Trinity |
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Episcopal School and recently begun his freshman year at Ball |
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High School; he was a warm and friendly young man with a |
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contagious smile and a wonderful sense of humor, and he endeared |
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himself to a wide circle of friends, some of whom he had known |
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since birth; and |
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WHEREAS, A natural athlete, Sam excelled at baseball, |
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basketball, soccer, skateboarding, and skimboarding, but he was |
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most passionate about fishing; he had fond memories of going to |
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Camp Longhorn during the summer and took great pleasure in |
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boating with his friends; moreover, he had a keen ability to |
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bring others together, and he was admired by everyone around him |
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for his big heart and his kind and gentle nature; his faith was |
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also an important part of his life, and he was baptized in the |
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open waters of Galveston, a place that had always held such |
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meaning for him; and |
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WHEREAS, While his loss is difficult to bear, Sam Mixon |
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leaves behind countless people whose lives are far richer for |
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having known him, and they will forever cherish their memories of |
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this beloved young man; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Samuel Felix Mixon |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his parents, Kathryn and Scott Mixon; to his siblings, Kaitlyn |
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and Sully Mixon; to his grandparents, Cindy and John Lee |
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Sullivan; to his aunts and uncles, Elizabeth Hanlon and her |
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husband, Chris, Rocky Sullivan and his wife, Kelsi, and Michelle |
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Leslie and her husband, George; to his cousins, Sarah and Abbey |
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Hanlon, James and John Sullivan, Marcell Drago Leslie, Marcella |
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Tudeen and her husband, Mike, Kelley and George Georgiades, |
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Kristen and John Berger, Todd and Sarah Sullivan, Johnny and |
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Sydney Sullivan, and Billy and Jocelyn Sullivan; to his |
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step-grandmother, Karen Mixon; to his great-uncle, Gerald |
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Sullivan, and his wife, Susanne; and to his numerous other |
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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 his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Sam Mixon. |
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Middleton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 27, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |