Bill Text: TX HR2233 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Lawrence James Tanner, Jr., of Waco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2233 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2233-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2233 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are celebrating the life of | ||
Lawrence James Tanner, Jr., of Waco, who passed away on April 19, | ||
2011, at the age of 87; and | ||
WHEREAS, "Ted" Tanner was born to L. J. and Barbara Green | ||
Tanner on July 31, 1923, in Athens, Texas; during World War II, he | ||
served his country faithfully as a member of the United States Navy; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Tanner was joined in marriage to the former Mary | ||
Edna Hunt, and the couple shared a rewarding relationship that was | ||
further enriched with the addition of two children, five | ||
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan worked as a claim and damage | ||
supervisor for the MKT Railroad for 16 years, the Pennsylvania | ||
Railroad for 22 years, and Conrail until his retirement; a man of | ||
strong faith, Mr. Tanner served his fellow congregants at Oaklawn | ||
Baptist Church in the roles of deacon and custodian, and he often | ||
greeted worshipers and visitors to the church, welcoming everyone | ||
with a warm smile; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ted Tanner enriched the lives of all who were | ||
privileged to share in his love and friendship, and they will | ||
forever remember him with great admiration and affection; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lawrence James | ||
Tanner, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his wife, Mary Edna Tanner; to his daughters and | ||
son-in-law, Kathleen Tanner and Susan and Michael Smedley; to his | ||
granddaughters, Nadine Stepp, Serena and Teresa Smedley, Jane | ||
Peterson, and Jennifer Holley; to his great-grandchildren, | ||
Isabella and Rosemary Stepp, Avarey and Brianna Peterson, and | ||
Cypher and Bastian Holley; 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 Ted Tanner. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2233 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||