Texas SR 159: In memory of the life of David Alan Wigley.

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89(R) SR 159 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  

   

 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 159

  

  

   

 In Memory

   

 of

   

 Gladys Stone

  

   

        WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Gladys Faye Avitts 

  

 Stone of Longview were deeply saddened by her death on July 23, 

  

 2024, at the age of 85; and

  

        WHEREAS, A native of Hazard, Kentucky, the former Gladys 

  

 Avitts was born to Lester and Abby Brown Avitts on July 16, 1939, 

  

 and grew up sharing in the companionship of 11 siblings; she and her 

  

 family moved to Texas when she was 12 years old, and after 

  

 graduating from Friendswood High School in 1958, she attended 

  

 Friends Bible College in Kansas, where she excelled at tennis; and

  

        WHEREAS, Following college, Mrs. Stone returned to Texas 

  

 and worked as a respiratory therapist at East Texas Chest 

  

 Hospital in Tyler; she was active in her community over the 

  

 years, serving as a Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star 

  

 and as a delegate to a number of Republican conventions; 

  

 moreover, she was a valued member of her church and enjoyed 

  

 singing in the choir; and

  

        WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Stone benefited from the 

  

 love and support of her husband, Glenn, with whom she shared a 

  

 rewarding marriage that spanned 63 years; she was the proud mother 

  

 of two sons, Glenn and Charles, and she was further blessed with 

  

 four grandchildren, Mason, Lauren, Charles, and the late Amanda 

  

 Stone, and six great-grandchildren, Maci, Kayleigh, Myles, Spencer, 

  

 Maverick, and Daisy Faye; during her leisure hours, she took 

  

 pleasure in spending time outdoors and at the lake; and

  

        WHEREAS, Although Gladys Stone is greatly 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 Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature 

  

 hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gladys Faye Avitts Stone and 

  

 extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 

  

 husband, Glenn R. Stone Sr.; to her sons, Glenn Stone Jr. and his 

  

 wife, Mary Kay, and Charles Stone and his wife, Felesha; to her 

  

 grandchildren, Mason Stone and his wife, Tausha, Lauren Stone 

  

 Watkins and her husband, Levi, and Charles Dalton Stone; to her 

  

 great-grandchildren, Maci, Kayleigh, Myles, and Spencer Stone 

  

 and Maverick and Daisy Faye Stone Watkins; and to her 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 Senate adjourns 

  

 this day, it do so in memory of Gladys Stone.

  

  

 Hughes

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
     President of the Senate

  

  
  

  

  
     I hereby certify that the 

  

  
 above Resolution was adopted by 

  

  
 the Senate on February 26, 2025, 

  

  
 by a rising vote.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
     Secretary of the Senate

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
 ________________________________ 

  

  
      Member, Texas Senate