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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Sharron Lea Hoff Stewart of Lake Jackson, who passed away on July |
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17, 2024, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Sharron Hoff was born to Muriel and Earl |
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J. Hoff on October 18, 1938, in Tacoma, Washington, and during her |
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youth, she developed exceptional skills in painting and drawing; |
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after graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1957, |
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she continued her education at Southern Methodist University and |
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Texas Christian University, earning an art degree in 1961; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of a successful career in education, |
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Mrs. Stewart taught art in Fort Worth, Austin, and Henderson and |
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served as an art advisor in the Brazosport Independent School |
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District; she further pursued her passion for art by painting |
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backdrops for The Little Theater of Brazosport and vessels of all |
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sorts at the Freeport docks; a dedicated environmentalist, she gave |
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generously of her time and talents to the Texas Environmental |
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Coalition, the Cradle of Texas Conservancy, and the Dow Chemical |
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Community Advisory Panel, and she held seats on the Galveston Bay |
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Council and the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and |
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Atmosphere; moreover, she played a vital role in the creation of the |
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Galveston Bay Foundation and the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, and |
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she helped to shape environmental legislative policy and to |
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organize some of the first coordinated beach cleanup efforts on the |
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Texas coast; in recognition of her contributions, she received a |
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Lifetime Achievement Award from the Galveston Bay Foundation in |
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2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Stewart enjoyed the love and support of her |
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husband, Vaughan O'Neal Stewart, with whom she shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than six decades; she took great pride in |
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their three children, John, Leslie, and Melissa, and she was |
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further blessed with a grandson, Satchel; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Sharron Stewart brings great |
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sadness to her family and friends, she leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharron Lea Hoff |
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Stewart and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sharron |
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Stewart. |