Bill Text: TX SR71 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Corbet Nicholos Jones.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [SR71 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR71-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Corbet Jones | ||
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Corbet | ||
Nicholos Jones of Broaddus, who passed away on October 23, 2023, | ||
at the age of 73; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Charlie and Reba Jones, Corbet Jones | ||
was born on July 22, 1950, in Center and grew up in Broaddus | ||
with five siblings, Charlene, Kenneth, Nelda, Robert, and | ||
Isaac; he graduated from high school in 1968 and enlisted in | ||
the U.S. Army; following his training at Fort Polk in | ||
Louisiana, he received orders to ship to Vietnam, but because | ||
his older brother was already serving in the war there, he was | ||
assigned instead to a hardship tour, guarding the | ||
demilitarized zone at Camp Paine, Korea; he advanced to the | ||
rank of gunner and received his honorable discharge in 1974, | ||
after also completing reserve duty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Jones worked as an electrician and he was | ||
employed with family members in a number of businesses, including | ||
a tire shop and a pipeline construction company; he was also a | ||
trucker for many years and contracted with a number of different | ||
companies before retiring in 2018; in his leisure time, he | ||
enjoyed hunting and fishing; and | ||
WHEREAS, On May 16, 1973, Mr. Jones married Margie Bryan in | ||
a ceremony held in Pineland; they raised two sons, Shane and | ||
Chad, and through the years, they were further blessed with four | ||
grandchildren, Matthew, Carson, Connor, and Ashlyn, who were his | ||
pride and joy; devoted to his family, Mr. Jones was especially | ||
close to his sister, Charlene, and her husband, Nat, whom he | ||
called his "second dad"; he was sustained by a strong faith from | ||
an early age; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Corbet Jones will be deeply missed, he | ||
has left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that | ||
they will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
of Corbet Nicholos Jones and extend sincere condolences to the | ||
members of his family: to his wife, Margie Bryan Jones; to his | ||
sons, Shane Bryan and his wife, Kimberly, and Chad Jones and his | ||
wife, Wendy; to his grandsons, Matthew Bryan, Carson Jones, and | ||
Connor Jones; to his granddaughter, Ashlyn Bryan; to his | ||
brothers, Kenneth Jones and his wife, Emma, and Isaac Jones and | ||
his wife, Julie; to his sister, Charlene Willey, and her husband, | ||
Nathaniel; to his sisters-in-law, Jeannie Williams and her | ||
husband, Jimmy, and Gloria Purvis; and to his many other | ||
relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Corbet Jones. | ||
Nichols, Flores | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on November 2, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |