Bill Text: TX HR123 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sharon Nellums-Goosby of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR123 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR123-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 123 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Sharon | ||
Nellums-Goosby of Houston, who passed away on July 11, 2017, at the | ||
age of 53; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1964, the former Sharon Nellums | ||
attended Sam Houston State University, where she earned a | ||
bachelor's degree in business administration; she began her | ||
professional career in the social services industry, working to | ||
provide aid for families in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan went on to accept a position as | ||
the academic records coordinator with the University of Houston Law | ||
Center; during her exemplary 18-year tenure with the school, she | ||
performed such vital functions as managing tutoring services, | ||
securing accommodations for individuals with disabilities, and | ||
assisting with registration and pre-graduation paperwork; | ||
respected by her students and colleagues alike, she put in long | ||
hours and consistently went above and beyond the call of duty in her | ||
efforts to help others; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, Ms. Nellums-Goosby | ||
shared 16 years of marriage with her husband, Joseph, and she took | ||
immense pride in her son, Jarvis; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although her journey on this earth ended far too | ||
soon, Sharon Nellums-Goosby touched countless lives with her warmth | ||
and kindness, and she will forever be remembered with deep | ||
admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know | ||
her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Sharon Nellums-Goosby and extend heartfelt sympathy to her | ||
relatives and many friends; 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 Sharon | ||
Nellums-Goosby. | ||
Davis of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 123 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||