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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
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In Memory |
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Mary Stevens |
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WHEREAS, The tragic passing of Mary Barrett Stevens of |
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Austin on July 4, 2025, at the age of eight, has brought an |
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incalculable loss to all those who loved and cherished her; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on December 6, 2016, to Stacy and |
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Johnny Stevens, Mary Stevens was affectionately known as "May |
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May" to her family, which also included her younger siblings, |
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Graham and Lilly, and her beloved dog, Pete; she attended |
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Highland Park Elementary School, where her magnetic personality |
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and her kind and welcoming nature made an impression on her |
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teachers and classmates; she was a natural leader who readily |
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endeared herself to others, and she demonstrated her zest for |
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life as she pursued such activities as art, dance, basketball, |
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and skiing; and |
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WHEREAS, Compassionate, loyal, and cheerful, with a |
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radiant smile and a contagious laugh, Mary made the world a |
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brighter place for everyone around her; she was at her happiest |
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when she was sharing her favorite things with those closest to |
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her, whether she was playing Rummikub and cards with her family, |
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dancing with her friends, or taking her loved ones along on her |
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various adventures; she enjoyed traveling to new places, and |
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aside from home, her favorite place to be was surrounded by her |
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family and friends in Telluride, Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her time on this earth was far too brief, |
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Mary Stevens was a ray of light in the lives of those who held her |
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dear, and they will never forget the abundant joy that she |
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brought to them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Mary Barrett Stevens and extend heartfelt condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her parents, Stacy and Johnny Stevens; |
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to her siblings, Graham and Lilly Stevens; to her grandparents, |
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Ann and Edward Stevens and Patti and William Holmes; to her aunt |
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and uncle, Maggie and Sam McNichols; to her cousin, Juliet |
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McNichols; to her great-aunt and -uncle, Cynthia and Peter |
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Sullivan, and their children; to her godparents, Emily and |
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William Bellomy; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Mary Stevens. |
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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 August 15, 2025, by |
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a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |