Bill Text: TX HR7 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joyce McCoy Swinford of Dumas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-13 - Reported enrolled [HR7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR7-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 7 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Joyce McCoy Swinford of Dumas on June 21, 2023, at the | ||
| age of 79; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Milas and Mary Ann McCoy, the former | ||
| Joyce McCoy was born in American Fork, Utah, on September 27, 1943, | ||
| and spent most of her childhood in New Mexico; her family moved to | ||
| Lubbock just before her senior year, and she graduated from | ||
| Monterey High School; as a student at Texas Tech University, she met | ||
| the love of her life, David Swinford, and they married on June 19, | ||
| 1964; the couple settled in Dumas and welcomed a son, David | ||
| Christopher, in 1965, and a daughter, Melissa Rae, two years later; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swinford devoted herself happily to her home | ||
| and family for several years while her children were small; later, | ||
| she taught kindergarten part-time at First Street Church of Christ, | ||
| and she eventually became a bookkeeper for the family business, | ||
| Moore County Grain; along the way, she was very involved in her | ||
| children's activities, and she traveled extensively to help them | ||
| with their 4-H and FFA livestock; she also volunteered with the | ||
| Community Concerts program, and in her free time, she enjoyed | ||
| singing and playing the piano; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When Mr. Swinford ran for a seat in the Texas House | ||
| of Representatives, Mrs. Swinford campaigned for him | ||
| enthusiastically, driving countless miles to participate in | ||
| parades and various functions; following his election in 1990, she | ||
| supported his work wholeheartedly and became active in the | ||
| Legislative Ladies Club, which she served as president from 2001 to | ||
| 2003; many friends and family members visited the Swinfords in | ||
| Austin, and she graciously showed them around the city and the | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swinford was a member of the 2007 Leadership | ||
| Texas cohort, and she took part in Business & Professional Women's | ||
| Club activities in the Panhandle; a woman of faith, she was a valued | ||
| congregant of Sunray Church of Christ, where she served in myriad | ||
| capacities, including teaching children's Bible classes and | ||
| assisting with Monday Night for the Master and the women's | ||
| ministry; she hosted numerous showers, small groups, and other | ||
| gatherings in her home as well; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all, Mrs. Swinford was dedicated to her | ||
| family; she enjoyed making holidays and other get-togethers extra | ||
| special, and she made sure her four grandsons had wonderful | ||
| memories of their visits to Granny and Granddad in Austin; her | ||
| grandchildren and great-grandchildren always brought a smile to her | ||
| face; she and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of 58 | ||
| years until his passing; she was also preceded in death by a | ||
| granddaughter, Christie Marie Bates, as well as her parents, Milas | ||
| and Mary Ann McCoy, her parents-in-law, Oley and Hazel Swinford, | ||
| her brothers-in-law, Sammy Alan, Earl, and Jerry, and her | ||
| sister-in-law, Pat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Joyce Swinford will be deeply missed, those | ||
| who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she | ||
| brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Joyce McCoy Swinford and extend sincere condolences to the members | ||
| of her family: to her son, Chris Swinford, and his wife, Brenda; to | ||
| her daughter, Melissa Bates, and her husband, Rob; to her | ||
| grandsons, Daniel Swinford, Alan Swinford and his wife, Haylee, | ||
| Phillip Bates and his wife, Alayna, and William Bates and his wife, | ||
| Isabel; to her great-grandchildren, Gavin, Kieran, Josiah, Adelyn, | ||
| and Ellie; to her brother, David McCoy; to her sisters-in-law, | ||
| Sylvia Swinford and Jimmie Swinford; 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 Joyce McCoy | ||
| Swinford. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 7 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on July 13, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
