Bill Text: TX SR90 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jerry Franklin Houston and Joyce Laverne Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-18 - Reported enrolled [SR90 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR90-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Jerry and Joyce Houston | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their | ||
| memories of Jerry and Joyce Houston of Tyler, who passed away on | ||
| September 16, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of John Bradford Houston and Jewell | ||
| Juanita Houston, Jerry Franklin Houston was born in Chandler on | ||
| May 22, 1929; the former Joyce Laverne Hobbs was born to Julius D. | ||
| Hobbs and Ida Bell Leavels in Ben Wheeler on August 17, 1930; they | ||
| both attended Chandler High School, and when she asked him if she | ||
| could catch a ride on his bicycle during the lunch hour, romance | ||
| bloomed; the couple married on October 8, 1948, and they became | ||
| the proud parents of two children, Garry and Janet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Houston served his country in the U.S. Navy | ||
| from 1952 to 1954; after attending Henderson County Junior | ||
| College, he earned his master's degree in education from Texas | ||
| A&M University-Commerce; he spent the first 24 years of his | ||
| career at Harmony High School in Upshur County, where he was a | ||
| teacher, coach, and principal; subsequently, he joined the | ||
| Brownsboro Independent School District and worked for eight | ||
| years as athletic director and for 15 years as principal of | ||
| Chandler Elementary School; Mrs. Houston was employed by | ||
| Brownsboro Junior High School as a secretary for 21 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following their retirement, the Houstons remained | ||
| active in their community; they were valued members of Rock Hill | ||
| Baptist Church, and Mr. Houston served as a deacon, a role he | ||
| held for a total of 60 years at the churches they attended; in his | ||
| leisure time, he loved to go fishing, and Mrs. Houston enjoyed | ||
| cooking and tending to her flowers; they both adored watching the | ||
| athletic events of their grandchildren, Joanna, Swaide, Lexie | ||
| Jo, Matthew, and Timothy; eventually, their treasured family | ||
| grew to include four great-grandchildren, Greyson, Hadley, Adam, | ||
| and Nathan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The life shared by Jerry and Joyce Houston was | ||
| centered around their loved ones, their faith, and their | ||
| community, and they will forever be remembered with admiration | ||
| and affection by all who were fortunate enough to know them; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the | ||
| lives of Jerry Franklin Houston and Joyce Laverne Houston and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to all who mourn their passing; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for their family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Jerry and Joyce Houston. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 18, 2021, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
