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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Reta Gay Nance were |
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deeply saddened by her passing on November 29, 2024, at the age of |
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85; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of G. W. and Wilma Garrett, the former |
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Reta Garrett was born in Hollis, Oklahoma, on June 24, 1939, and she |
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grew up with the companionship of two siblings, Martha and Bob; she |
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graduated from Whiteface High School in 1957 and later earned a |
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bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 29, 1959, she married her high school |
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sweetheart, John Michael Nance, and they shared a fulfilling |
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relationship until his passing; Mrs. Nance was a devoted mother to |
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her three daughters, Sonnya, Ginger, and Traci, and with the |
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passing years, she had the privilege of seeing her family grow to |
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include six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nance enjoyed a rewarding career as an educator |
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that spanned more than two and a half decades, and she taught in the |
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Plains Independent School District for many years before eventually |
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retiring from Cedar Hill ISD; in her leisure time, she enjoyed |
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traveling and playing golf; a woman of strong faith, she was a |
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longtime member and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church |
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of Plains, and later, she was an active congregant of Acton Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Reta Nance is greatly missed, she has left |
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her family and friends 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 House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Reta Gay Nance and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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daughters, Sonnya Airhart and her husband, Todd, Ginger Spiller and |
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her husband, David, and Traci Scarbrough and her husband, Jason; to |
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her grandchildren, Taylor Ledyard and her husband, Joey, Jordan |
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Airhart and his wife, Katie, Mason Spiller and his wife, Alexandra, |
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Reid Spiller and his wife, Haley, Madeline Scarbrough, and Parker |
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Scarbrough; to her great-grandchildren, Jaxon and Graceland |
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Ledyard, Wyatt Airhart, and John, Caroline, Carson, and Campbell |
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Spiller; to her siblings, Martha Brooks and her husband, Dick, and |
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Bob Garrett and his wife, Mary Kay; 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Reta Nance. |