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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Patricia Ann Burks of Longview, who passed away on July |
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30, 2025, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of T. O. and Ada Marie Mahaffey, the |
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former Pat Mahaffey was born in Longview on July 25, 1947; she grew |
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up with the companionship of her brother, Bud, and she was a proud |
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alumna of the Spring Hill Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, David Burks, and |
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the couple went on to share a fulfilling marriage that spanned 55 |
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years before his passing in 2021; Mrs. Burks took great pride in |
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their two daughters, Kimber and Mandy, and through the years, she |
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delighted in watching her family grow to include three |
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grandchildren, Zac, Spencer, and Jackson; her life was further |
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enriched by her beloved dog, Boomer, and in her leisure time, she |
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enjoyed reading and watching Western movies; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Pat Burks brought |
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into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, 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 Patricia Ann |
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Burks and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her daughters, Kimber Lutz and her husband, Marcus, and Mandy |
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Brint and her husband, Jeff; to her grandsons, Zachary Taylor |
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Thompson and his wife, Victoria, Spencer Michael Thompson and his |
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wife, Laura, and Jackson Marcus Lutz and his wife, Avery; to her |
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brother, Bud Mahaffey, and his wife, Pam; and to her other relatives |
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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 Pat Burks. |