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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22
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In Memory |
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Jane Hotze |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Jane Smith Hotze of |
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Houston were deeply saddened by her death on June 18, 2025, at the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Raymond and Margaret Smith, the |
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former Janie Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 1, |
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1949, and she grew up with the companionship of six siblings, |
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Raymond, Peggy, Debbie, Nancy, Melissa, and Tommy; in 1957, she |
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moved with her family to Houston, where she attended the Duchesne |
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Academy of the Sacred Heart and later became a cheerleader at St. |
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Thomas High School; and |
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WHEREAS, She wed her high school sweetheart, Steve Hotze, |
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before entering college in 1968, and the couple went on to share a |
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fulfilling union that spanned 57 years; Mrs. Hotze devoted |
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herself to her home and family throughout their marriage, and she |
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took great pride in their 8 children, David, Mary Beth, |
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Catherine, Sarah, Paul, Patrick, Deborah, and Rebekah; with the |
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passing years, she had the pleasure of welcoming 26 |
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grandchildren, to whom she was a constant source of guidance and |
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support; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a strong faith, Mrs. Hotze inspired |
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all those around her with her unwavering conviction and |
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positivity; she cherished trips with her children to visit her |
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parents and siblings in Tampa, Florida, as well as annual family |
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retreats to Sea Island, Georgia, where she spent many happy hours |
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playing bingo, reading on the beach, and dancing with her |
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grandchildren; her life was further enriched by the many joyful |
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memories she made while hosting loved ones at her family farm in |
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New Ulm; and |
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WHEREAS, Janie Hotze lived a caring and purposeful life |
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centered around her family and her faith, and she will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; now, |
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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 memory |
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of Jane Smith Hotze and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her husband, Dr. Steven Hotze; to her children, |
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Mary Beth Burrow and her husband, Tommy, Catherine Cagle and her |
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husband, Paul, Sarah Liuzzi and her husband, Matthew, Paul Hotze |
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and his wife, Chloe, Patrick Hotze and his wife, Laura, Deborah |
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McInnes and her husband, John, and Rebekah Gorder and her |
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husband, Casey; to her grandchildren, Thomas, Benjamin, Cate, |
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and Bradley Burrow, Janie, Emily, and Margaret Cagle, Read, |
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Elisabeth Jane, Peter, and Eloise Liuzzi, Emma, Harper, and |
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Rebecca Jane Hotze, Logan, Margaux Jane, and Barrett Hotze, |
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Mollie, Annie Cate, Forrest, and Banks McInnes, and William, |
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David, Grayson, and Charlotte Jane Gorder; to her siblings, Peggy |
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and Tommy Smith, Debbie Hibberts, Nancy Hankin, and Melissa |
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Wetzel; and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Janie Hotze. |
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Hughes |
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________________________________ |
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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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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |