Bill Text: TX HR1376 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Capy Alexander of Wylie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1376 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1376-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1376 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Capy Alexander of Wylie on August 20, 2018, at the age of | ||
76; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Cecil and Margaret Stamps, the | ||
former Capy Stamps was born in Kiowa, Oklahoma, on September 14, | ||
1941, and she grew up in Borger with the companionship of four | ||
siblings, Leon, Kenneth, Jean, and June; she attended Texas Tech | ||
University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, | ||
and she went on to continue her studies at North Texas State | ||
University; over the course of her professional career, she held a | ||
number of important positions, including assistant director of | ||
public relations for Neiman Marcus and administration manager for | ||
the Episcopal School of Dallas; in addition, she worked in human | ||
resources and new business development for Electronic Data Systems, | ||
and she edited 10 books and 2 television scripts written by her | ||
husband, Thomas E. Alexander; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Alexander was a caring mother to her two | ||
children, Kyle and Michelle, and she had the pleasure of seeing her | ||
family grow to include three grandchildren, Kirin, Preston, and | ||
Daniel; a longtime Episcopalian, she served as a choir leader and | ||
parish library president at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in | ||
Kerrville, and she joined the St. Peter's congregation in McKinney | ||
when she moved to the area in 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs, Mrs. Alexander served as | ||
president of the Gillespie County Republican Women and the | ||
Republican Women of Kerr County, as a board member, convention | ||
delegate, and committee chairperson for the Texas Federation of | ||
Republican Women, and as a delegate for the National Federation of | ||
Republican Women; in recognition of her contributions, she received | ||
the TFRW "10 Outstanding" Award in 2009; moreover, she was a member | ||
of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the | ||
Philanthropic Educational Organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family, her faith, and her | ||
community, Capy Alexander made a meaningful difference in many | ||
lives, and she will long be remembered with great affection by all | ||
who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Capy Alexander and | ||
extend sincere sympathy to those 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 Capy | ||
Alexander. | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1376 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 25, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||