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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Barbara Jean York Hancock, who passed away on October 20, 2023, |
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at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The only child of Eugene and Elfin "Dolly" York, the |
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former Barbara York was born on July 15, 1935, and she grew up in |
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Henderson, where she met the love of her life and future husband, |
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Dean Hancock; they both attended Kilgore Junior College, and she |
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became a member of the Rangerettes; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple married in 1955 and went on to settle in |
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Fort Worth; in addition to supporting the family business, |
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Mrs. Hancock was a devoted mother to her three children, Cary, |
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Kelly, and Pattilinn, and with the passing years, her cherished |
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family grew to include eight grandchildren and nine |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep faith, Mrs. Hancock was an |
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active member of her church and served in the youth ministry and |
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adult choir; moreover, she and her husband were heavily involved |
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with Charles Stanley's In Touch Ministries and often participated |
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in the cruises, ran the bookstore, and served as advisors to the |
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Stanley family; engaged in her community, Mrs. Hancock also gave |
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generously of her time and talents to a number of worthy causes and |
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cultivated many lasting friendships though her work with the |
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Woman's Club of Fort Worth; in her leisure time, she enjoyed travel |
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and such adventurous pursuits as hiking, snow skiing, and |
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motorcycle riding in New Mexico; in addition, she was an excellent |
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decorator and a gracious hostess, and she and her husband held many |
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gatherings in their home and at their Decatur ranch; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Barbara Hancock |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, her |
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kindness, and her cheerful personality, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara Jean |
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York Hancock and extend sincere condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her husband, Lester Dean Hancock; to her children, Cary |
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Hancock, Kelly Hancock and his wife, Robin, and Patti Priest and her |
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husband, Cory; to her grandchildren, Layne Hancock, Chloe Hancock |
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Cox, Skylar Hancock Frederick, Laramie Priest, C. J. Hancock |
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Thornton, Harrison Hancock, Dakota Priest, and Steelie Priest |
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Allison; to her great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Barbara Hancock. |