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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Shayne Self Priefert of |
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Mount Pleasant were deeply saddened by her death on July 7, 2023, at |
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the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Buck and Beatrice Johnson Self, the |
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former Shayne Self was born in Pittsburg, Texas, on January 19, |
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1952, and she grew up on her family's farm in Cookville with the |
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companionship of three siblings, Amber, Mandy, and Tift; she |
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attended Cookville School before transferring to Mount Pleasant |
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High School, where she graduated in 1970; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Bill Priefert, and the couple shared a |
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fulfilling union that spanned more than five decades; Mrs. Priefert |
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took great pride in their three sons, Eddie, Nathan, and Travis, and |
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her cherished family eventually grew to include 11 grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Priefert devoted herself |
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to her home and family; she was also an active member of Emmanuel |
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Baptist Church in Cookville, where she taught a children's Sunday |
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school class for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Shayne Priefert lived a full and generous life |
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surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close |
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in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Shayne Self |
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Priefert and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Bill Priefert; to her sons, Eddie Priefert |
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and his wife, Randa, Nathan Priefert and his wife, Bailey, and |
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Travis Priefert and his wife, Amanda; to her grandsons, Ethan, |
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Landon, Collin, Ayden, Bowdrie, Tucker, and Boone Priefert; to her |
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granddaughters, Montgomery, McCoy, McCall, and Preslee Priefert; |
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to her sisters, Amber Newman and Mandy Smith and her husband, Danny; |
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to her sister-in-law, Vicki Jeter; to her brother-in-law, David |
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Bynum; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Shayne Priefert. |