Bill Text: TX HR359 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary Evelyn McKinney of San Angelo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-08 - Reported enrolled [HR359 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR359-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 359 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Mary Evelyn McKinney of San Angelo on February 7, 2023, | ||
| at the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Judge S. E. Stout Jr. and Mary Emma | ||
| Garlitz Stout, the former Evelyn Stout was born in Eden on | ||
| December 31, 1929; she grew up with five siblings, Seth, Billy, | ||
| Joyce, John, and Butch, and graduated from Reagan County High | ||
| School; early in 1947, she went on her first date with Robert | ||
| Leonadis "R. L." McKinney Jr.; they danced at the Melody Club in San | ||
| Angelo, and they became partners forever with their marriage on | ||
| June 14 of that year; whenever they jitterbugged, other dancers | ||
| would clear the floor to watch them; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. McKinney devoted herself to raising her three | ||
| treasured children, Pete, Cheryl, and Lorri; eventually, she was | ||
| blessed with six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two | ||
| great-great-grandchildren, and she embraced the role of "Nanny" to | ||
| other children as well; she adored annual vacations to Ruidoso, New | ||
| Mexico, with her family and friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Mrs. McKinney was a valued member | ||
| of First Methodist Church in Big Lake and then attended Glen Meadows | ||
| Baptist Church in San Angelo; she knew a host of old hymns and | ||
| joyfully lifted her voice in song; in addition, she was an avid | ||
| gardener, bird-watcher, and golfer; Big Lake Golf Course named an | ||
| annual tournament in honor of her and a fellow enthusiast; | ||
| Mrs. McKinney and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of | ||
| 64 years until his passing in 2011; until the end of her days, she | ||
| loved to dance, and she was affectionately nicknamed "Twinkle Toes" | ||
| by the staff at Lyndale San Angelo Senior Living; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Evelyn McKinney is greatly missed, she has | ||
| left her family and friends with a wealth of wonderful memories, and | ||
| she will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Evelyn McKinney | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| children, R. L. "Pete" McKinney and his wife, Patrice, Cheryl | ||
| deCordova and her husband, Aubrey, and Lorri Jenkins and her | ||
| husband, Mike; to her grandchildren, Rachel Beaver and her husband, | ||
| Jonathan, Leonadis McKinney and his wife, Leigh, Scott Jenkins, | ||
| Kayla Neatherlin and her husband, Blake, Clay deCordova and his | ||
| wife, Shelia, and Emily deCordova; to her great-grandchildren, | ||
| Joshua Beaver, Christopher Beaver, Keira Neatherlin, Jace | ||
| Neatherlin, Emeline McKinney, Taylor Grassman and her husband, | ||
| Chase, and Matthew deCordova and his wife Katelyn; to her | ||
| great-great-grandchildren, Cooper Grassman and Adaline deCordova; | ||
| to her brother, Butch Stout, and his wife, Sharon; 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 Evelyn | ||
| McKinney. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 359 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 8, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
