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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 612
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In Memory |
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Barbara Hayes |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Barbara Leonard Hayes of Sherman on April 6, 2025, at |
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the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Tom, Oklahoma, on July 8, 1937, the former |
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Barbara Leonard was adopted by Lena Noll Leonard and John B. Leonard |
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on August 11, 1949; she graduated from Durant High School and went |
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on to earn her bachelor's degree in education at the University of |
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Oklahoma, where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority; while |
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employed as a flight attendant for American Airlines, she was based |
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in Chicago, and her photo appeared in the World Book Encyclopedia as |
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an illustration for her profession; soon after moving to Sherman, |
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she began her career in elementary education with the city's school |
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district; a woman of many skills and interests, she also worked as a |
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realtor and owned a 700-acre farm in Missouri; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Stanley Joe Hayes on June 11, 1960, |
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and they became the parents of three children, John, Susan, and |
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Joel; dedicated to her family and community, she served as a Cub |
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Scout leader and den mother and as president of the PTA at |
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Wakefield Elementary; she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian |
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Church and instilled in her children the importance of faith; she |
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also passed along her love of animals and her zest for travel and |
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adventure; wise and deeply empathetic, she taught her children |
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and grandchildren countless valuable life lessons, including how |
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to stay strong in the face of hardship; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Hayes benefited her fellow |
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residents through her efforts in behalf of many civic and |
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charitable organizations; she was a member of P.E.O. and Sherman |
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Community Players and a life member of Tanglewood Country Club |
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and of Woodlawn Country Club, where she was a gin rummy champion; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Barbara Hayes is deeply missed by those |
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she left behind, the passage of time will never diminish the joy |
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and love she brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Leonard |
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Hayes and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her children, Susan Hayes Fletcher and her husband, Brian, and |
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Joel Graham Hayes and his wife, Jackie; to her grandchildren, Joel, |
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Alex, Morgan, Alexis, and Patrick; to her great-granddaughter, |
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Bella; and to her many other relatives and friends; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Barbara Hayes. |
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Hughes, Hagenbuch, Paxton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |