Bill Text: TX HR529 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Iris McCauley Jones of Carthage.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR529 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR529-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 529 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Friends and family are mourning the loss of Iris | ||
| McCauley Jones of Carthage, who passed away on December 2, 2016, at | ||
| the age of 93; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of James and Ida McCauley, the former | ||
| Iris McCauley was born on May 31, 1923, in San Augustine; she | ||
| received her education at Shelbyville High School and graduated | ||
| with the Class of 1940; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On October 25, 1941, this esteemed Texan exchanged | ||
| the vows of matrimony with Melvin Jones, and the couple went on to | ||
| share a richly rewarding marriage that spanned 55 years, until his | ||
| death in 1996; Mrs. Jones was the proud mother of three children, | ||
| Wanda, Tom, and Linda, and over the years, she had the pleasure of | ||
| seeing her family grow to include 4 grandchildren, Kent, Brooke, | ||
| Lee, and Jessica, and 10 great-grandchildren, Iris, Sam, Elizabeth, | ||
| Emily, Christopher, Noah, Lee Andrew, Linda, Dawson, and Lois; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Before moving to Carthage, Mrs. Jones resided in | ||
| Center, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church and the | ||
| Rachel Sunday school class; she was also active in Beta Sigma Phi, | ||
| the Order of the Eastern Star, and a number of garden and book | ||
| clubs, and in her leisure time, she enjoyed cooking, sewing, and | ||
| decorating; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for her grace, warmth, and generosity, Iris | ||
| Jones brightened the world for all who had the good fortune to know | ||
| her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Iris McCauley Jones | ||
| and extend deepest condolences to her family 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 Iris | ||
| McCauley Jones. | ||
| Paddie | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 529 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 2, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
