Bill Text: TX HR1078 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jessica Courtney Duke.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1078 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1078-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1078 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
the tragic loss of Jessica Courtney Duke, who passed away on January | ||
29, 2021, at the age of 25; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Kathy Duke, Jess Duke was born on | ||
September 12, 1995, in Lewisville and raised in Highland Village; | ||
she grew up with two brothers, Daniel and Cody, and a sister, | ||
Whitney, and she graduated from Marcus High School in Flower Mound | ||
as a member of the Class of 2014; she went on to find great | ||
satisfaction in working with the elderly, especially those in | ||
memory care; and | ||
WHEREAS, In her leisure time, Ms. Duke enjoyed cooking and | ||
baking treats for her loved ones, and she brightened the world for | ||
those around her by sharing her beautiful singing voice; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although her life ended far too soon, those | ||
fortunate enough to have known Jess Duke will remember the way she | ||
touched their lives with her kindness, her warmth, and her | ||
wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever hold a treasured | ||
place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jessica Courtney | ||
Duke and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to | ||
her mother, Kathy Duke; to her siblings, Daniel, Cody, and Whitney | ||
Duke; to her "bonus dad," William Travis; to her "bonus sister," | ||
Dani Travis; to her grandparents, Doug and Ruby Burleson and Marlin | ||
and Glenda Duke; to her aunts and uncles, Brian and Michelle | ||
Burleson and Kevin and Lori Duke; and to her many other relatives | ||
and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jess Duke. | ||
Parker | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1078 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 14, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||