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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 on |
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to share a fulfilling union that spanned 61 years until his passing |
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in 2014; she took great pride in their two children, Lynn and Alan, |
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and with the passing decades, she had the pleasure of seeing her |
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treasured family grow to include four grandchildren, Cameron, |
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Bailey, Matthew, and Zack, who preceded his grandmother in death, |
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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 human |
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resources offices; sustained by a strong faith, she was a valued |
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member of Camille Acres Baptist Church for more than six decades; |
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she enjoyed cooking, sewing, and creating floral arrangements and |
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various works of art in her leisure hours, and above all else, she |
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cherished the time she spent with her family 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 the |
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warmth and kindness she brought into their lives; 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 Joan Bradley |
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Light and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Lynn Silvey and her husband, Paul, and Alan Light |
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and his wife, Julie; to her brother, Bob Bradley, and his wife, |
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Sally; to her grandchildren, Cameron Hattig, Bailey Silveria, and |
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Matthew Silvey; to her great-grandchild, Logan Hattig; and to her |
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other 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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Joan Light. |