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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 Brenda Diane Calhoun Vaughn of Port Arthur on |
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February 23, 2025, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Pastor Verdell Calhoun Sr. and |
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Elizabeth Washington, the former Brenda Calhoun was born in |
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Torrance, California, on April 17, 1951, and she was blessed with |
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the companionship of seven siblings, Grady, Verdell, Mack, Debora |
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Kay, Beverly Jean, Yvonne, and Darline; she devoted herself to her |
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faith at an early age, and she was a member of her father's |
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congregation at St. Luke Baptist Church; in 1969, she graduated |
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from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California, and she went |
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on to earn a bachelor's degree from Lamar University in Beaumont; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vaughn shared a fulfilling marriage with her |
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husband, the Reverend Randy G. Vaughn, and the couple were the proud |
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parents of four children, Lawrence, Brandi, Lionel, and William; |
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with the passing years, she had the pleasure of seeing her treasured |
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family grow to include 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Mrs. Vaughn was |
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employed for a number of years as a business retention and expansion |
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specialist for the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation and |
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as a deputy municipal court clerk for the City of Port Arthur |
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Municipal Court; she later enjoyed a rewarding tenure with American |
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Airlines and Envoy Air before serving as a substitute teacher for |
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the Port Arthur Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vaughn ministered alongside her husband at |
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Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, where she was also a member |
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of several choirs, committees, and mission groups; moreover, she |
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gave generously of her time and talents to a wide range of local |
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civic organizations and charities; and |
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WHEREAS, A patient, loving, and humble woman, Brenda Vaughn |
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is deeply missed, and those who held her dear will forever remember |
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the warmth and kindness she brought into their lives; 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 Brenda Diane |
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Calhoun Vaughn and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family; 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 Brenda |
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Vaughn. |