Bill Text: TX HR2210 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lindsay Davis Weems of Fort Worth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2210 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2210-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2210 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
the tragic death of Lindsay Davis Weems of Fort Worth on May 1, | ||
2017, at the age of 24; and | ||
WHEREAS, The beloved daughter of Carol Lowrance and Jeff | ||
Weems, Lindsay Weems was born on September 10, 1992, and grew up | ||
with the companionship of her brother, Matthew, and her sister, | ||
Heather; she graduated from R. L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth | ||
in 2011 and went on to further her studies at the University of | ||
North Texas, where she earned a degree in education in 2016; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Weems achieved her dream of becoming a science | ||
teacher when she was offered a position at Della Icenhower | ||
Intermediate School in the Mansfield Independent School District, | ||
and her passion for her work endeared her to colleagues and students | ||
alike; in her personal life, she enjoyed the affection of a devoted | ||
circle of loved ones as well as a host of dear friends who treasured | ||
her deeply; and | ||
WHEREAS, With her warmth, kindness, and generosity of spirit, | ||
Lindsay Weems enriched the lives of all who had the privilege to | ||
know her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lindsay Davis Weems | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
mother, Carol Lowrance; to her father, Jeff Weems; to her siblings, | ||
Matthew and Heather Weems; to her grandparents, Edna Waddell, Roger | ||
and Cissy Weems, and Kent and Kitsie Acord; to her stepmother, Dinah | ||
Weems; to her stepsiblings, Kent and Virginia Bailey; to her | ||
sister-in-law, Emily Weems; to her nephew, Jackson Weems; 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 Lindsay | ||
Weems. | ||
Farrar | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2210 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||