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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 Claudette Cox Jones of Longview on July 4, 2025, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Osa and Jack Cox, the former |
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Claudette Cox was born in Kilgore on July 2, 1936, and she grew up |
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with the companionship of four siblings; she graduated from Kilgore |
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High School, and she went on earn a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from the University of North Texas and a master's |
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degree from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, She wed James Clark Agee Jr. in 1957, and the couple |
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became the parents of two daughters, Adana and Ami; after Mr. Agee's |
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passing in 1970, she was fortunate enough to find love again and |
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shared four rewarding decades of marriage with her husband, Cassity |
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Jones, who also preceded her in death; the couple's blended family |
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included Mr. Jones's four children, Jan, John, Jim, and Jerry, and |
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through the years, she was further blessed with 14 grandchildren |
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and 26 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Actively engaged in her community, Mrs. Jones gave |
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generously of her time to the Asbury House Child Enrichment Center |
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for several decades; she also served as board president of the Texas |
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Shakespeare Festival Foundation and was involved with the Good |
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Shepherd Foundation and Goodwill Industries of the Pines; in |
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recognition of her myriad volunteer service efforts, she was |
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honored with numerous accolades and awards; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Mrs. Jones was a valued |
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congregant of Longview First United Methodist Church, where she |
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served on the board and participated in the Henry Foster Sunday |
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school class; in her leisure hours, she enjoyed dancing, gardening, |
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and hosting family gatherings, and she delighted in the time she |
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spent traveling with her husband; moreover, she wrote and published |
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a collection of poems entitled Grandmother's Garden at the age of |
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81; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Claudette Jones is deeply missed, those who |
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held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; 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 Claudette Cox |
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Jones and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Adana Peloubet and her husband, John, Ami Cooper |
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and her husband, Craig, Jan Forester and her husband, Sam, John |
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Jones and his wife, Lisa, Jim Jones and his wife, Vicki, and Jerry |
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Jones and his wife, Lisa; to her grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Claudette Jones. |