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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of L. June Chenault of Henderson on June 7, 2025, at the age |
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of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of James Overton Crider and Mary Lola |
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Richardson Crider, the former June Crider was born in Corsicana on |
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May 26, 1937, and she grew up with the companionship of two sisters, |
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Mary Jim and Jo Lynn; she later moved with her family to Tulsa, |
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Oklahoma, where she graduated in 1955 from Central High School; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Mrs. Chenault embarked on a rewarding |
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career in childcare when she opened the Northlake Creative Learning |
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Center in Coppell, which she operated for more than two decades; she |
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later owned or directed a number of other childcare facilities in |
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East Texas; her lifelong love for children was further evident in |
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the time she spent serving in various leadership positions with her |
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local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, as well as with the |
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parent-teacher association; a woman of strong faith, she was a |
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valued member of the Broad Street Church of Christ in Mineola, where |
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she frequently assisted with the youth ministry and church events; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Chenault took great pride in her three |
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children, Cheryl, David, and James, and with the passing years, she |
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had the pleasure of seeing her treasured family grow to include |
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seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; she was preceded |
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in death by her husbands, Harrison Chenault and Roy Bailey; and |
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WHEREAS, Although June Chenault is deeply missed, memories of |
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her strength of character and her devotion to caring for others |
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remain to comfort and inspire those she leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of L. June Chenault |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Cheryl Cupples and her husband, Randall, and David |
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Chenault and his wife, Lynna; to her grandchildren, April, Ashley, |
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Abbey, Peyton, Lara, Emery, and Harrison; to her |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and many friends; |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of June Chenault. |