Bill Text: TX HR2710 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jordan Javon Edwards of Mesquite.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2710 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2710-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2710 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by | ||
the loved ones of Jordan Javon Edwards of Mesquite, whose life was | ||
tragically cut short on April 29, 2017, at the age of 15; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on October 25, 2001, in Fort Worth, Jordan | ||
Edwards was the son of Shaunkeyia Keyon Stephens and Odell Lavar | ||
Edwards, and he grew up with the companionship of seven brothers and | ||
sisters; he began his lifelong involvement in football when he was a | ||
young boy at Gentry Elementary School in Mesquite, and after | ||
enrolling at Mesquite High School, he became a proud member of the | ||
freshman football team, playing quarterback and receiver; he pushed | ||
himself persistently as an athlete, often giving up leisure | ||
activities to maintain his training regimen; understanding the | ||
importance of education, he devoted himself to his schoolwork as | ||
well and earned straight A's in his classes; after graduating, he | ||
hoped to continue his studies and his football career at the | ||
University of Alabama; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for his positive attitude and the engaging | ||
smile that he often wore, Jordan was well liked by his teachers, his | ||
classmates, his coaches, and his fellow players; although football | ||
was his passion, his greatest joy came from his family and friends, | ||
and he always made an effort to ensure that others felt loved and | ||
included; and | ||
WHEREAS, A young man who demonstrated boundless drive and | ||
enthusiasm, Jordan Edwards also possessed a kind and gentle nature | ||
that touched the hearts of everyone around him, and his memory will | ||
forever be cherished by those who held him dear; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jordan Javon Edwards | ||
and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
father, Odell Edwards, and his wife, Charmaine; to his mother, | ||
Shaunkeyia Stephens; to his siblings, Vidal, Kevon, Korrie, Kyleah, | ||
Kei'Morah, Fiston, and Vicktoriyah; and to his other relatives, his | ||
friends, and all who join them in mourning his passing; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jordan | ||
Edwards. | ||
Rose | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2710 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||