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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 High |
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School; he was a warm and friendly young man with a contagious smile |
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and a wonderful sense of humor, and he endeared himself to a wide |
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circle of friends, some of whom he had known 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 Camp |
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Longhorn during the summer and took great pleasure in boating with |
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his friends; moreover, he had a keen ability to bring others |
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together, and he was admired by everyone around him for his big |
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heart and his kind and gentle nature; his faith was also an |
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important part of his life, and he was baptized in the open waters |
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of Galveston, a place that had always held such 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 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Samuel Felix Mixon and extend |
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heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his parents, |
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Kathryn and Scott Mixon; to his siblings, Kaitlyn and Sully Mixon; |
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to his grandparents, Cindy and John Lee Sullivan; to his aunts and |
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uncles, Elizabeth Hanlon and her husband, Chris, Rocky Sullivan and |
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his wife, Kelsi, and Michelle Leslie and her husband, George; to his |
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cousins, Sarah and Abbey Hanlon, James and John Sullivan, Marcell |
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Drago Leslie, Marcella Tudeen and her husband, Mike, Kelley and |
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George Georgiades, Kristen and John Berger, Todd and Sarah |
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Sullivan, Johnny and Sydney Sullivan, and Billy and Jocelyn |
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Sullivan; to his step-grandmother, Karen Mixon; to his great-uncle, |
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Gerald 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Sam Mixon. |