Bill Text: TX HR1984 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dawn Williams Trozzo of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1984 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1984-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1984 |
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
many good works of Dawn Williams Trozzo of Houston, who passed away | ||
on May 14, 2012, at the age of 43; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Diane and Stanley Williams, Dawn | ||
Williams was born on February 18, 1969, in Houston; she graduated | ||
from Second Baptist School and then attended Baylor University and | ||
American University in Washington, D.C.; while in the nation's | ||
capital, she coached cheerleading at Langley High School and became | ||
active in politics; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to her hometown, this dynamic Texan was an | ||
officer of her family's real estate companies and of the Williams | ||
Family Foundation; she contributed to her fellow citizens as | ||
precinct chair for the Briargrove neighborhood and as a member of | ||
the board of the Magic Circle Republican Women's Club, and she | ||
further shared her time and talents as a member of the Junior League | ||
of Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1995, she married Clay Trozzo and the pair spent | ||
many years of rewarding matrimony together; devoted to her family, | ||
she enthusiastically supported her sons, Jared and Payne, in all | ||
their endeavors and especially loved watching them play sports; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of strong faith, Ms. Trozzo was a valued | ||
member of Second Baptist Church, where she served in various | ||
positions of leadership; she participated in the Love and Respect | ||
Bible study and the Amazing Race class, and she volunteered with the | ||
sixth grade Gatekeepers prayer group; moreover, she continued to | ||
support her alma mater, SBS, as chair of EagleFest 2008 and as the | ||
agent for her graduating class; involved in the larger Baptist | ||
community as well, she served on the President's Advisory Council | ||
for Houston Baptist University and initiated the search for the | ||
school's new mascot; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Trozzo loved to play tennis and golf, and she | ||
twice won the Ladies Pro-Am Championship at the Mercedes-Benz | ||
tournament in Kapalua, Hawaii; in her leisure time, she enjoyed | ||
reading mystery novels and traveling; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the life of Dawn Trozzo ended far too soon, | ||
those fortunate enough to have known her will long remember the way | ||
she touched their lives with her graciousness and wonderful sense | ||
of humor, and she will forever hold a treasured place in their | ||
hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dawn Williams | ||
Trozzo and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to | ||
her husband, Clay Trozzo; to her sons, Jared and Payne Trozzo; to | ||
her parents, Diane and Stanley Williams; to her brother, Jay | ||
Williams, and his wife, Dena; to her parents-in-law, Carolyn and | ||
Ernie Trozzo; to her brother-in-law, Matt Trozzo, and his wife, | ||
Jess; to her nephew, Jace; to her nieces, Alex, Lily, and Annie; and | ||
to her brother-in-law, Michael Trozzo, and his wife, Lindsey; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House | ||
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dawn | ||
Williams Trozzo. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1984 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 17, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||