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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Amanda Dawn Wallace |
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suffered an immeasurable loss with her death on February 6, 2025, at |
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the age of 46; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Edward and Beatrice Wallace, Amanda |
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Wallace was born in Tyler on February 23, 1978, and she grew up with |
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the companionship of a brother, Jeffrey; she lived in Mineola |
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throughout her early youth, where she further benefited from the |
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kinship of a large extended family that included a number of |
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maternal and paternal cousins, aunts, and uncles; as a teenager, |
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she moved with her family to Amarillo, and she later graduated from |
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Scott Community College in Bettendorf, Iowa, with a degree in |
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dental hygiene; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Wallace shared a rewarding 25-year partnership |
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with her fiancé, Jason Epton; she took great pride in her children, |
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Elijah and Gabriella, and with the passing years she had the |
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pleasure of seeing her treasured family grow to include a grandson, |
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Gianni; and |
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WHEREAS, A kind and compassionate woman who never met a |
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stranger, Ms. Wallace found great fulfillment in her many |
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friendships; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed spending time |
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outdoors and cheering on the Green Bay Packers with her fiancé; |
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above all else, she cherished the time she spent with her family, to |
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whom she provided immense love and support; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Amanda Wallace |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her generosity, |
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optimism, and humor, and she will forever hold a treasured place in |
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their hearts; 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 Amanda Dawn |
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Wallace and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her children, Elijah Wallace and his wife, Cadence, and |
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Gabriella Delcenia Cruz Trevino; to her grandson, Gianni Cruz |
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Placensia; to her fiancé, Jason Epton; to her brother, Jeffrey |
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Wallace; and to her other 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 her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Amanda Wallace. |