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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
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In Memory |
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Matthew Young |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of |
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Matthew Thomas Young of Lindale, who passed away on |
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January 5, 2025, at the age of 49; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 19, 1975, in Paris, to Tom and |
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Debbie Young, Matt Young grew up with the companionship of two |
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sisters, Jessica and Kathleen; in 1993, he graduated as |
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salutatorian from Sulphur Springs High School, where he was a |
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member of the student council as well as the football and |
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basketball teams; he went on to receive a bachelor's degree in |
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kinesiology from The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, After college, Mr. Young embarked on a rewarding |
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career in education that spanned 27 years; along the way, he |
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worked at high schools in Sulphur Springs, Gainesville, Denton, |
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Cooper, and Van, where he taught a variety of math classes and |
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coached football, track, basketball, and baseball; he further |
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served his profession as a member of the Texas High School |
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Coaches Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Young married the former Jamie |
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McGraw; the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned more |
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than two decades and were the proud parents of five children, |
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Rorie, Khira, Tate, Zack, and Kymora; a man of faith, Mr. Young |
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was a devoted congregant of First United Methodist Church in Mt. |
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Sylvan, and in his leisure time, he enjoyed cooking, reading, |
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playing golf, hosting dinner and game nights, and traveling with |
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loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, While Matt Young will be deeply missed, his |
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contributions as an educator, a family man, and a valued member |
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of his community will long be treasured by all those who had the |
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good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
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of Matthew Thomas Young and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Jamie Young; to his children, |
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Rorie, Khira, Tate, Zack, and Kymora Young; to his parents, Tom |
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and Debbie Young; to his sisters, Jessica Swatsell and her |
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husband, Chad, and Kathleen Wade and her husband, A. B.; to his |
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in-laws, Jimmie and Renee McGraw; and to his many other relatives |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Matt Young. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on September 4, 2025, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |