Bill Text: TX HR113 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jan Kennady of New Braunfels.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR113-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 113 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Jan Kennady of New Braunfels on August 1, 2016, at the | ||
age of 79; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Jan Westmoreland was born to John and | ||
Margaret Westmoreland on February 4, 1937, in Smackover, Arkansas; | ||
she graduated from Alexandria Business College in 1959 and served | ||
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Houston as business manager | ||
for 16 years; she moved to New Braunfels in 1980 to marry Dr. Donald | ||
Scott Kennady, and she went on to share more than three decades with | ||
him before his passing in 2014; Ms. Kennady's life was further | ||
blessed by the addition of three cherished children, Lisa, Rocky, | ||
and Vance Lockwood, five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed civic leader was greatly admired for | ||
the breadth of volunteer work to which she dedicated much of her | ||
life; she served as an officer of more than 25 civic, charitable, | ||
and political organizations and as president of 14 local groups, as | ||
well as 3 state-level organizations, the Texas Women's Foundation, | ||
the Texas Academy of Family Physicians Auxiliary, and the Texas | ||
Federation of Republican Women; moreover, she served as | ||
parliamentarian for the National Federation of Republican Women, | ||
and she worked with the Texas Historical Commission to acquire | ||
funding for the restoration of the Comal County Courthouse; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Kennady was also deeply involved in local | ||
government; she spent 12 years as Comal County commissioner for | ||
Precinct 4 and 3 years on the New Braunfels City Council, and she | ||
was elected as the city's first female mayor, a position she held | ||
from 1996 to 1999; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Kennady received more than a | ||
dozen awards for her philanthropic work, and she was appointed to | ||
several state-level committees by Texas governors, including the | ||
Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, Jan Kennady's | ||
devotion to her family and tireless dedication to her community | ||
will forever remain a source of inspiration to all who were | ||
fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jan Kennady and | ||
extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jan | ||
Kennady. | ||
Kuempel | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 113 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||