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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jill Diane Warrington Glover, a prominent and |
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dedicated member of the Republican Party of Texas, passed away on |
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January 14, 2024, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Jill Warrington was born in Palestine on |
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October 10, 1960, to Nancy and Forrest Warrington, and she grew up |
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with the companionship of two brothers, David and Dennis; during |
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her youth, she explored a number of interests, including music, |
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ballet, and poetry, and she graduated from Palestine High School, |
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where she served as a member of the drill team; she went on to attend |
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Stephen F. Austin State University, ultimately earning a master's |
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degree in psychology, and worked as a local radio personality while |
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completing her studies; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Glover was employed at Texas State Mental |
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Health Services in Longview before establishing her own private |
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practice in Dallas, where she specialized in helping women |
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suffering from eating disorders and abuse trauma; she also served |
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as a psychology professor at Dallas County Community College and as |
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a part-time teacher at Coram Deo Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, A stalwart champion of conservative values, |
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Mrs. Glover was selected to represent Senate District 12 on the |
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State Republican Executive Committee in 2018; she also chaired the |
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Legislative Priorities Committee, and over the course of her |
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tenure, she provided essential support for the party's priority |
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bills, including the Texas Heartbeat Act and the permitless carry |
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bill from the 87th Regular Session; her determined efforts during |
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the 88th Legislature helped 35 priority bills, in whole or in part, |
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to become law, and she worked closely with State Senator Donna |
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Campbell to secure the passage of Senate Bill 14, which prohibited |
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the use of state funds for child gender modification; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her frequent visits to the State |
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Capitol to discuss important issues with legislators, Mrs. Glover |
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was instrumental in organizing town halls and other initiatives |
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across Texas; she also utilized her radio skills to record updates |
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for grassroots political organizations, and she published a weekly |
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newsletter to inform the public about current events; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family, Mrs. Glover shared a |
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rewarding marriage with her husband, Curtis, and she took great |
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pride in her son, Nicholas; in all her endeavors, she drew strength |
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from her Christian faith; and |
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WHEREAS, The life of Jill Glover stands as an inspiring |
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example of civic engagement, and her work will be remembered and |
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admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jill Diane Warrington Glover and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Curtis Glover; to her son, Nicholas Glover; to her |
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brothers, David and Dennis Warrington; 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 Jill Glover. |