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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Robert Darrell Jones of Hideaway, who passed away on February 1, |
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2025, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of James Robert Jones and Hallie Mae Hibbitt |
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Jones, Darrell Jones was born on December 14, 1934, in Mesquite; |
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following his graduation from high school in 1953, he attended |
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Southern Methodist University; he went on to enjoy a successful |
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career as a sales representative in the furniture and supply |
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industry, and in 1971, he started his own business, Darrell Jones |
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and Associates; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Jones benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, the former Mary Lou Pollard, with whom |
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he shared a fulfilling marriage that spanned nearly seven decades; |
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he took great pride in their daughters, Luanne and Jennifer, and |
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with the passing years, he had the pleasure of welcoming into his |
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family four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Jones was involved in his |
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church; he also served as a Mason and a Shriner, dedicating his time |
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to transporting children in need of medical care to hospitals; |
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during his leisure hours, he enjoyed traveling with his wife in |
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their motor home throughout the United States and Canada; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness, his wisdom, and his |
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devotion to his family, Darrell Jones lived a full and generous |
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life, and he will forever hold a special place in the hearts of |
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those he has left behind; now, 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 memory of Robert Darrell |
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Jones and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Mary Lou Jones; to his daughters, Luanne Fassett and her |
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husband, Byron, and Jennifer Grounds and her husband, Ron; to his |
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grandchildren, Mallory Rix and her husband, Jason, Brayden Fassett |
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and his wife, Louisa, Ryan Grounds, and Jordan Grounds; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Savannah Barkheimer, Jaxson Grounds, Myles |
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Grounds, Samuel Fassett, and Benjamin Fassett; to his |
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sister-in-law, Myra Low, and her husband, Larry; and to his 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 Darrell Jones. |