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 | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 18, 2021, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |