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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 Annie Laura Mixon of New Boston on March 13, 2025, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Ed and Alma Anderson, the former |
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Annie Anderson was born in Petal, Mississippi, on June 1, 1936, and |
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she grew up with the companionship of six siblings, Mary, Edwina, |
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Peggy, Charles, Willie, and Kay; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family, she shared a |
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rewarding marriage with her husband, Joe Mixon, that spanned |
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nearly seven decades, and she took great pride in their five |
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children, Kenneth, Cynthia, Patricia, Michael, and Theresa; over |
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the years, she had the pleasure of seeing her family grow to |
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include 7 grandchildren, Justin, Jon, Zach, Elizabeth, Emily, |
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Andrew, and Benjamin, 3 great-grandchildren, Taylor, Danae, and |
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Sutton, 5 great-great-grandchildren, and 10 great- |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Mixon supported her husband in his career with |
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the U.S. Air Force for 32 years, and after his retirement in 1984, |
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she attended management school for the Army and Air Force Exchange |
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Service; she was subsequently offered a position at an army base in |
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Texas; during her leisure hours, she enjoyed listening to gospel |
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music and working on crochet projects for her loved ones and others |
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in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Annie Mixon is greatly missed, this beloved |
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woman has left her family and friends with many cherished memories, |
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and she will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, |
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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 life of Annie Laura Mixon and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, |
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Joe Mixon; to her children, Kenneth Mixon, Cynthia Brown and her |
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husband, Will, Patricia Devereaux and her husband, Todd, Michael |
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Mixon, and Theresa Hilton and her husband, Stacy; to her |
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grandchildren, Justin Brown, Jon Brown and his wife, Erin, Zach |
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Mixon, Elizabeth Dinnan and her husband, Ashton, Emily Hilton, |
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Andrew Hilton, and Benjamin Hilton; to her great-grandchildren, |
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Taylor Huff and her husband, Sean, Danae Wilson and her husband, |
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Donnie, and Sutton Dinnan; to her five great-great-grandchildren; |
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to her 10 great-great-great-grandchildren; to her sister, Kay |
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Fairley and her husband, James; and to her other relatives and many |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Annie Laura Mixon. |