Bill Text: TX HR160 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Chantal Vessali of College Station.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR160 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR160-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 160 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Chantal Vessali of College Station, who passed away on October 5, | ||
2021, at the age of 78; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Gustave and Hélène Vial, the former | ||
Chantal Vial was born in Annecy, France, on March 23, 1943, and she | ||
grew up with the companionship of a sister, Michelle; she studied | ||
art history in Florence, Italy, where she met her future husband, | ||
Parviz Vessali, and the couple were later blessed with a daughter, | ||
Elianor; and | ||
WHEREAS, After immigrating to the United States in 1967, | ||
Mrs. Vessali established the French School in Houston to serve | ||
French expatriate families who worked in the oil industry; in the | ||
mid-1970s, she moved with her family to Iran and transferred | ||
ownership of the school to the Mission Laïque Française; the school | ||
eventually became the Awty International School; and | ||
WHEREAS, Soon after the start of the Iranian Revolution, the | ||
Vessali family returned to Houston; Mrs. Vessali went on to teach | ||
French at Lamar High School, and she later served as head of Lower | ||
School and Pre-School at the Awty International School, where she | ||
implemented a total immersion dual language program; and | ||
WHEREAS, While attending the University of Houston, | ||
Mrs. Vessali worked part-time at Foley's, and her keen sense of | ||
fashion earned her a job offer to become a floor model for the | ||
department store; after the mid-1980s, she and her family relocated | ||
to New York, and she accepted a position with Genny fashion house; | ||
over the course of her career, she traveled throughout North | ||
America to direct trunk shows and conduct fashion clinics; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Vessali family ultimately settled in College | ||
Station, where they have owned several rental properties; dedicated | ||
to conservative principles, Mrs. Vessali volunteered her time to | ||
recruit and support a number of political candidates; in her | ||
leisure hours, she enjoyed traveling to France, Switzerland, and | ||
Italy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chantal Vessali lived a full and generous life | ||
surrounded by those she loved, and they will forever carry her close | ||
in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Chantal Vessali and extend heartfelt sympathy 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 Chantal | ||
Vessali. | ||
Kacal | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 160 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on October 18, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||