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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 61
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In Memory |
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Jimmie Ford |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew |
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to a close with the passing of Jimmie Ruth Jaynes Ford of |
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Jefferson on August 9, 2025, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Curtis and Fannie Schellinger |
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Jaynes, the former Jimmie Jaynes was born in Jefferson on |
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October 13, 1933, and she grew up with the companionship of two |
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sisters, Cozette and Darthea; following her graduation from |
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Jefferson High School in 1951, she continued her education at |
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East Texas Baptist College; and |
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WHEREAS, Professionally, Mrs. Ford distinguished herself |
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during her tenure as the office manager for Johnson's Tire; |
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highly civically engaged, she served as executive director of the |
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Marion County Chamber of Commerce, and she belonged to VFW Post |
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No. 10373 in Jefferson for a quarter century, presiding over both |
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the local chapter and the district; in 1980, she was honored as |
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Mother of the Year by the Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars |
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Auxiliary and the Ladies Auxiliary; moreover, she was a longtime |
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member of the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club; she also was active |
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on the Marion County Child Welfare Board and with the East Texas |
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Council of Governments, and she assisted with the Historic |
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Jefferson Foundation Candlelight Tour of Homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ford was blessed with the love and support |
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of her husband, Edward Sherman Ford, who preceded her in death |
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in 1989; above all else, she was a devoted mother to her |
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daughter, Betty, and she delighted in becoming "Nana" to her |
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grandson; a woman of faith, she was a valued congregant of |
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First United Methodist Church of Jefferson; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jimmie Ford is greatly missed, she has |
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left her loved ones with many cherished memories, and she will |
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forever hold a special place in their hearts; 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 Jimmie Ruth Jaynes Ford and extend deepest condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her daughter, Betty Ford Grubbs, and |
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her husband, Jeff; to her grandson, Joshua Lynn Grubbs; to her |
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niece, Karen McIntosh, and her husband, Jan; to her nephews, |
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Curtis Kasner and his wife, Nancy, Brad Tolleson and his wife, |
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Susan, and Blair Tolleson and his wife, Maria; 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Jimmie Ford. |
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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 |