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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by |
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the family and friends of Sarah Blakely McCrory of Houston, who |
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passed away on July 4, 2025, at the age of 8; and |
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WHEREAS, This precious girl was born in Houston on April 10, |
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2017, to Lindsey McCrory and the late Blake McCrory, who died in |
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March 2025; Blakely possessed a mischievous sense of humor, and she |
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once stashed her pet box turtle inside her mother's purse; she |
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shared a special bond with her older brother, Brady, and she dreamed |
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of becoming a veterinarian so that she could care for cattle on her |
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grandfather Pat McCrory's farm; and |
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WHEREAS, A student at Memorial Lutheran School, Blakely |
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belonged to the American Heritage Girls, the Texas Society Children |
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of the American Revolution, and St. Martin's Episcopal Church; she |
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demonstrated her theatrical talent with The Spotlight Project; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time of her death, Blakely was attending Camp |
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Mystic, a Christian summer camp where her mother also spent time as |
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a youth; the camp's activities suited Blakely's adventurous spirit, |
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and she had become a proud member of the Tonkawa tribe; she was |
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known as a leader who encouraged those around her, and her tragic |
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passing in the Texas Hill Country floods has inspired an outpouring |
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of prayers and support from the community at large; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her days were far too few, Blakely McCrory |
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was a ray of light in the lives of all who were fortunate enough to |
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know her, and she will forever hold a special place in their hearts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Sarah Blakely McCrory and extend profound condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her mother, Lindsey McLeod McCrory; to her |
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brother, Brady Sullivan McCrory; to her uncles, Pat McCrory Jr. and |
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his wife, Johnnie, Cole McCrory and his wife, Sherri, and Mark |
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McCrory; to her grandfathers, Pat McCrory Sr. and E. Douglas McLeod |
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and his wife, Joan; to her aunts, Alexandra Blazevich and her |
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husband, John, Joanie McLeod, Sara McLeod, Meg Janek and her |
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husband, Craig, and Libbie Ansell and her husband, Bill; to her |
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great-aunt, Dorothy MacInerney, and her husband, Buddy; to her |
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great-uncle, John Helms; and to her many other relatives and |
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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 Blakely |
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McCrory. |