Bill Text: TX HR1445 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William John Smedley of Rio Grande City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Reported enrolled [HR1445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1445-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1445 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of William John Smedley of Rio Grande City, who passed away on | ||
February 8, 2019, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Austin Q. Miller Smedley and Josefina | ||
Guillen Smedley, John Smedley was born in Rio Grande City on | ||
September 8, 1953; after graduating from Rio Grande City High | ||
School in 1972, he attended Texas A&M University, where he earned | ||
his teaching degree and was a member of the centennial class of | ||
1976; and | ||
WHEREAS, A dedicated educator, Mr. Smedley enjoyed a | ||
fulfilling career as a teacher and a coach that spanned almost four | ||
decades; he was passionate about football, and he also delighted in | ||
hunting, fishing, and spending time outdoors with his loved ones; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Smedley drew strength from | ||
the rewarding marriage that he shared with his wife of 36 years, | ||
Diane; he was the proud father of three children, Nicole, Andy, and | ||
Michael, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to | ||
include five cherished grandchildren, Mackenzie, Landon, Lukus, | ||
Miller, and George William; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although John Smedley will be deeply missed, those | ||
who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness he | ||
brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of William John Smedley | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Diane; to his children, Nicole and her husband, Leonel, Andy | ||
and his wife, Sarah, and Michael and his wife, Sylvia; to his | ||
grandchildren, Mackenzie, Landon, and Lukus Lopez, and Miller and | ||
George William Smedley; to his brother, Joe Smedley, and his wife, | ||
Olga; to his siblings-in-law, Beth and Jaime Best, Nancy and Kevin | ||
Malone, and Daniel and Traci D'Arcy; to his nieces and nephews, | ||
Tiffany, Brittany, and Victoria Smedley, Jay Best, and Bella and | ||
Holden D'Arcy; to his cousins, Mario Guillen and Stephen Guillen, | ||
and their families; to his aunt, Minnie Guillen; to his | ||
mother-in-law, Patricia D'Arcy; and to his other relatives and | ||
friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John | ||
Smedley. | ||
Guillen | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1445 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 10, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||