Bill Text: TX HR1905 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Floyd Darvin Parnell of Waco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1905 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1905-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1905 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
death of Floyd Darvin Parnell of Waco on April 6, 2011, at the age of | ||
81; and | ||
WHEREAS, Floyd Parnell was born in Falls County on April 11, | ||
1929, to Frank and Fannie Burdick Parnell and attended schools in | ||
Durango, Lott, and Troy; he married his high school sweetheart, the | ||
former Ann Redding, and together they were blessed with three | ||
children, Mike, Keith, and Cindy; the couple shared 35 years until | ||
Mrs. Parnell's death; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Parnell worked at Cameron Mills and the | ||
International Paper Company before joining Citizen's Bank, where he | ||
was fortunate enough to find love a second time; he married the | ||
former Lena Tickell in 1985 and retired the following year; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. Parnell was an active | ||
member of the Lake Shore Drive Church of Christ, contributing to his | ||
fellow congregants as a teacher, deacon, and elder; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Floyd Parnell will be deeply missed, | ||
cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in | ||
the hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Floyd Darvin Parnell | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Lena Parnell; to his sons, Mike Parnell and his wife, Kelly, | ||
and Keith Parnell and his wife, Bobbie; to his daughter, Cindy | ||
Wells, and her husband, Wayne; to his stepsons, George Tickell and | ||
Kenneth Tickell and his wife, Darlene; to his 13 grandchildren and | ||
31 great-grandchildren; 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 Floyd | ||
Parnell. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1905 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||