Bill Text: TX SR384 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Julia "Judy" Jones Matthews.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR384 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR384-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Julia Jones Matthews | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens | ||
of Abilene in mourning the loss of Julia "Judy" Jones Matthews, | ||
who died November 17, 2016, at the age of 97; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judy Matthews was an exemplary citizen whose | ||
generous spirit and commitment to public service had a profound | ||
impact on the Abilene community; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was born into a family with deep roots in the | ||
Abilene area; her ancestors included Captain Morgan Jones, a | ||
Texas railroader and one of the city's pioneers; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was a cofounder and longtime president of the | ||
Dodge Jones Foundation, which is named in honor of her late brother; | ||
the foundation continues to play a vital role in supporting many | ||
of Abilene's community-based organizations and was instrumental | ||
in creating what became Texas Tech University's Health Sciences | ||
Center on Pine Street; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was honored as an Abilenian of the Millennium | ||
by the Abilene Reporter-News in 2000, and later that same year, | ||
she was named Citizen of the Year; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of vision, courage, and compassion, she | ||
gave unselfishly to others, and her graciousness, her remarkable | ||
philanthropic spirit, and her enthusiasm for living each day to | ||
the fullest were an inspiration to all who knew her and all who | ||
were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family and friends of Julia Jones Matthews; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Julia Jones Matthews. | ||
Buckingham | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 6, 2017, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |