Bill Text: TX HR240 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mava Jo Turner of Anahuac.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-10 - Reported enrolled [HR240 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR240-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 240 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Mava Jo Turner of Anahuac on November 10, 2022, at the | ||
age of 87; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Jay and Delna Lewis, the former Mava | ||
Jo Lewis was born in Yellville, Arkansas, on September 12, 1935; she | ||
moved with her family to Texas in 1941, initially living in Luling | ||
and then settling in Anahuac in 1949; she attended Anahuac High | ||
School, where she was involved in sports and other student | ||
activities; and | ||
WHEREAS, She married Vernon Dwight "Pee Wee" Turner, with | ||
whom she shared a fulfilling union that spanned more than five | ||
decades until his passing in 2007; she took great pride in her | ||
children, Arthur, Jody, and the late Suzanne, and over the years, | ||
she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family five | ||
grandchildren, Cortney, Paige, Jason, Braden, and Lee, as well as | ||
six great-grandchildren, Baylee, Brooke, Krissa, Peyson, Grayson, | ||
and Wyatt; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Turner devoted herself to her home and to | ||
raising her children, and she worked alongside her husband on the | ||
family farm for many years; later in life, she enjoyed a rewarding | ||
career with Sterling Funeral Homes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of | ||
time will never diminish the joy and love that Mava Jo Turner | ||
brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mava Jo Turner and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: to her son, | ||
Arthur Jay Turner, and his wife, Marie; to her daughter, Jody Fyvie, | ||
and her husband, Cort; to her grandchildren, Cortney Watson and her | ||
husband, Chris, Paige Standley and her husband, Justin, Jason | ||
Turner, Braden Turner and his wife, Jessie, and Lee Gray; to her | ||
great-grandchildren, Baylee Watson, Brooke Watson, Krissa Gray, | ||
Peyson Standley, Grayson Turner, and Wyatt Turner; and to her other | ||
relatives and many 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 Mava Jo | ||
Turner. | ||
Leo-Wilson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 240 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||