Bill Text: TX HR1653 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Cynthia Kincannon Merritt of Allen.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1653 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1653-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1653 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Cynthia Kincannon Merritt of Allen, who died on August | ||
| 8, 2020, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cynthia Kincannon was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, | ||
| on August 15, 1937, to Dewey and Vera Kincannon, and she graduated | ||
| from Enid High School in 1955; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1954, she married Richard Merritt, and the couple | ||
| shared a loving relationship that spanned 65 years, until his | ||
| death; they were the parents of four children, and their family | ||
| eventually grew to include many grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Merritt followed her husband to San Diego as he | ||
| served in the U.S. Navy and, after his discharge, to Norman, | ||
| Oklahoma; during his 13 years with Texas Instruments, the family | ||
| lived in Dallas, Austin, and Houston; working for several different | ||
| employers and sometimes for themselves, they went on to live again | ||
| in Dallas, and in Plano, Flower Mound, and Two Rivers, Wisconsin, | ||
| before retiring to Lucas, Texas; Mrs. Merritt enjoyed traveling | ||
| with her husband following their retirement, and she loved reading | ||
| to her grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of strong religious conviction, | ||
| Mrs. Merritt was active in her local church wherever she lived; in | ||
| Plano, she was the financial secretary of Central Baptist Church, | ||
| and at Berean Baptist Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, she taught a | ||
| class for girls and served in the outreach ministry; in Lucas, she | ||
| was active with First Baptist Church of Fairview; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cynthia Merritt lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
| dedicated to her family and her faith, and she enriched the lives of | ||
| all those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Cynthia Kincannon | ||
| Merritt and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her family: | ||
| to her children, Cynthia Bagley and her husband, Randy, Brian | ||
| Merritt, Lori Merritt, and Keith Merritt and his wife, Carole | ||
| Caver; to her grandchildren, Angela and Rob, Rachel and Luke, Amber | ||
| and John, Jonathan and Jessica, Andrew, Elisa and Adam, and | ||
| Courtney; to her great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Tony, Megan and | ||
| Jack, Linda and Eva May, Caleb and Bailey, and Annie Mae and Austin; | ||
| to her sister, Sharon Parker, and her husband, Allen; and to her | ||
| many other relatives and 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 Cynthia | ||
| Merritt. | ||
| Sanford | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1653 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
