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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Jane Chapman Owen of Houston on May 22, 2015, at the age |
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of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Jane Chapman was born in San Antonio on |
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November 25, 1937, to John Ople and Nancy Jane Chapman; while a |
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student at W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, she met the love |
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of her life, Kenneth Owen, and they were joined in marriage in 1957; |
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over the course of nearly six decades together, their family grew to |
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include three children, Dian, Elise, and David, and three |
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grandchildren, Grey, Camille, and Alexander; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Owen returned to Corpus Christi to build a |
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home; an enthusiastic supporter of her community, Mrs. Owen served |
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as a trustee for the Una Chapman Cox Foundation for many years and |
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volunteered her time in behalf of her children's schools, the Art |
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Museum of South Texas, and the Robert L. Moore Community Center, a |
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day care and after-school facility for families in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Owen enjoyed spending her leisure time |
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traveling with her loved ones, listening to classical music, |
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cooking, hiking, skiing, and gardening; later in life, she |
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delighted in cultivating beautiful gardens on the steep slopes of |
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the family's mountain home in Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane Owen lived a life that was rich in family, |
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friends, and service to her community, and those who were |
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privileged to share in her love and affection will forever hold her |
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close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jane Chapman Owen |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Kenneth Owen; to her children, Dian VanDeMark, Elise |
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McClain, and David Owen; to her grandchildren, Grey VanDeMark and |
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Camille and Alexander McClain; to her sister-in-law, Louise |
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Chapman; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jane Owen. |