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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 Barbara Harris Tolleson of Longview on June 8, 2025, at |
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the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Panola County on April 22, 1938, to Grady |
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Harris and Syble Pitts Harris, the former Barbara Harris attended |
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school in Tenaha and Houston before her family moved to Longview in |
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1950; after graduating from Longview High School in 1955, she |
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enrolled at the BMI Business Institute and worked as a secretary; |
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she later rose to become a top salesperson at JCPenney, and she |
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served as a beauty consultant with BeautiControl cosmetics; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Tolleson enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Joe, with whom she shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 46 years; she took great pride in her son, |
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Kenneth, and her daughter, Kimberly, as well as her stepsons, John |
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and Joe, and her treasured family eventually grew to include 11 |
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grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of profound faith, Mrs. Tolleson was a |
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longtime member of Mobberly Baptist Church; she took pleasure in |
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attending the school events of her grandchildren and such hobbies |
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as home decorating, traveling, cooking, and crocheting; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Tolleson led a life of caring devotion to |
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her loved ones, and although she is deeply missed, her spirit will |
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forever live in 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 Barbara Harris |
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Tolleson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Joe V. Tolleson; to her children, Kenneth Taylor and |
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Kimberly Taylor Davis and her husband, Jamie; to her stepsons, John |
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D. Tolleson and his wife, Ginette, and Joe D. Tolleson and his wife, |
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Susan; to her sister-in-law, Judy Stanley and her husband, Larry; |
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to her grandchildren, Karrie, Ryan, and Nicole Taylor, Taylor Gray, |
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Allison Gentry, DeAnna and Chris Davis, and Trent, Trey, Kate, and |
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Jack Tolleson; to her great-grandchildren; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Barbara Tolleson. |