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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Janette Kathleen Davis of Galveston on January 3, 2025, |
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at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Cheryl Brien and William Warren, the |
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former Jan Warren was born in Fort Worth on October 18, 1964; after |
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graduating from Southwest High School, she earned a bachelor's |
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degree in forest management from Stephen F. Austin State University |
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in 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated environmental advocate, Ms. Davis |
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worked for the Texas A&M Forest Service for 17 years, beginning in |
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its oak wilt program in Granbury and later leading rural assistance |
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programs and addressing forest policy issues at the agency's |
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headquarters in College Station; she went on to join the U.S. Forest |
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Service, where she eventually served as deputy regional forester |
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for the Southern Region of State, Private, and Tribal Forestry; at |
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the time of her passing, she was a program manager for the Wildfire |
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Risk Reduction Infrastructure Team, a committee created to prevent |
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and manage forest fires in the western United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected by her colleagues, Ms. Davis was |
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instrumental in moving the Society of American Foresters annual |
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convention to Fort Worth; the recipient of a number of professional |
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honors, she was especially admired for her great commitment to the |
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preservation of woodlands and to mentorship; a devoted mother to |
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her son, William Warren Davis, she enjoyed hosting friends and |
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family at her home, gardening, and attending live events; her life |
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was further enriched by the companionship of her cherished |
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Doberman, Abba, with whom she spent many happy hours walking on the |
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beaches of Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this treasured |
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woman's love and friendship will always remember her with great |
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admiration and affection; 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 Janette Kathleen |
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Davis and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her son, William Warren Davis; to her parents, Cheryl Young Brien |
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and William Miles Warren and his wife, Sharon Giraud Warren; to her |
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brother, William Jeffrey Warren; and to her other relatives and |
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many 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 Jan Davis. |