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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 64
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In Memory |
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Joan Light |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Joan Bradley Light of Kilgore on June 29, 2025, at the |
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age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of L. E. Bradley and Doris Dean |
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Bradley, the former Joan Bradley was born in Jacksonville on |
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October 21, 1934, and she grew up with the companionship of a |
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brother, Bob; she later married J. B. Light, and the couple went |
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on to share a fulfilling union that spanned 61 years until his |
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passing in 2014; she took great pride in their two children, Lynn |
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and Alan, and with the passing decades, she had the pleasure of |
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seeing her treasured family grow to include four grandchildren, |
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Cameron, Bailey, Matthew, and Zack, who preceded his grandmother |
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in death, and a great-grandchild, Logan; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud graduate of Kilgore College, Mrs. Light |
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enjoyed a long and rewarding career with the institution as a |
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secretary in the business administration, financial aid, and |
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human resources offices; sustained by a strong faith, she was a |
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valued member of Camille Acres Baptist Church for more than six |
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decades; she enjoyed cooking, sewing, and creating floral |
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arrangements and various works of art in her leisure hours, and |
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above all else, she cherished the time she spent with her family |
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and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented and loving woman, Joan Light will be |
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deeply missed, and those who held her dear will forever remember |
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the warmth and kindness she brought into their lives; 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 Joan Bradley Light and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of her family: to her children, Lynn Silvey and her |
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husband, Paul, and Alan Light and his wife, Julie; to her |
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brother, Bob Bradley, and his wife, Sally; to her grandchildren, |
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Cameron Hattig, Bailey Silveria, and Matthew Silvey; to her |
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great-grandchild, Logan Hattig; and to her other relatives and |
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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 Joan Light. |
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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 |