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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 689
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In Memory |
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Eileen Collins |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Eileen Haynes Collins of Bloomburg, who passed away |
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on January 15, 2022, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Horace and Lois Glass Haynes, the |
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former Eileen Haynes was born on July 20, 1949; after graduating |
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from Bloomburg High School in 1967, she earned degrees from East |
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Texas State University and Louisiana State University Medical |
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Center; she went on to enjoy a rewarding career in education as a |
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teacher and speech therapist with Caddo Parish Public Schools in |
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Shreveport, Louisiana; following her retirement from the |
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district after 26 years, she continued her work as a speech |
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therapist with Cass County Shared Services; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly engaged in her community, Ms. Collins |
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presided over two conservative Republican women's clubs and |
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excelled as chair of the Cass County Republican Party for more |
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than a decade; she also gave generously of her time and talents to |
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Keep Texas Beautiful; a woman of deep faith, she was a lifelong |
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member of Bloomburg First Baptist Church, where she served the |
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congregation as a pianist and organist and was active in the |
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children's ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Collins benefited from |
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the love and support of her husband, Jerry, with whom she shared a |
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fulfilling union of 54 years; she was the proud mother of three |
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children, Jeffrey, Mitchell, and Robin, and she had the pleasure of |
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welcoming into her family eight grandchildren, Jacob, Lindsay, |
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Christian, Sydney, Gracie, Carter, Avery, and Emory; and |
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WHEREAS, Eileen Collins lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to her family, her community, and her faith, and she |
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leaves behind a legacy of kindness and generosity that will |
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continue to inspire all those who knew and loved her; now, |
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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 memory of Eileen Haynes |
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Collins and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Jerry Collins; to her children, Jeffrey |
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Collins and his wife, Samira, Mitchell Collins and his wife, |
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Lauri, and Robin Russell and her husband, Jim; to her |
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grandchildren, Lindsay Armstrong, Jacob, Christian, Sydney, |
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Gracie, and Carter Collins, and Avery and Emory Russell; and to |
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her other relatives and many 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Eileen Collins. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 26, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |