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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 |
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St. 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. Smith devoted herself |
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to her home and family throughout their marriage, and she took great |
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pride in their 8 children, David, Mary Beth, Catherine, Sarah, |
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Paul, Patrick, Deborah, and Rebekah; with the passing years, she |
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had the pleasure of welcoming 26 grandchildren, to whom she was a |
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constant source of guidance and support; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a strong faith, Mrs. Smith inspired all |
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those around her with her unwavering conviction and positivity; she |
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cherished trips with her children to visit her parents and siblings |
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in Tampa, Florida, as well as annual family retreats to Sea Island, |
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Georgia, where she spent many happy hours playing bingo, reading on |
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the beach, and dancing with her grandchildren; her life was further |
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enriched by the many joyful memories she made while hosting loved |
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ones at her family farm in 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, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jane Smith Hotze |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Dr. Steven Hotze; to her children, Mary Beth Burrow and |
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her husband, Tommy, Catherine Cagle and her husband, Paul, Sarah |
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Liuzzi and her husband, Matthew, Paul Hotze and his wife, Chloe, |
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Patrick Hotze and his wife, Laura, Deborah McInnes and her husband, |
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John, and Rebekah Gorder and her husband, Casey; to her |
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grandchildren, Thomas, Benjamin, Cate, and Bradley Burrow, Janie, |
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Emily, and Margaret Cagle, Read, Elisabeth Jane, Peter, and Eloise |
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Liuzzi, Emma, Harper, and Rebecca Jane Hotze, Logan, Margaux Jane, |
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and Barrett Hotze, Mollie, Annie Cate, Forrest, and Banks McInnes, |
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and William, David, Grayson, and Charlotte Jane Gorder; to her |
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siblings, Peggy and Tommy Smith, Debbie Hibberts, Nancy Hankin, and |
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Melissa 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Janie Hotze. |