Bill Text: TX HR2297 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Kobi Isabella Pickett of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR2297 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2297-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2297 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt by | ||
| the family and friends of Kobi Isabella Pickett of Houston, who died | ||
| on January 11, 2015, at the age of 15; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1999 to Don and Stephanie Pickett, Kobi | ||
| Pickett was a sophomore at Memorial High School, where she excelled | ||
| in her studies and took part in track and soccer; she was a member of | ||
| the Girl Scouts for the past 10 years and was working toward her | ||
| Gold Award; she was also looking forward to attending her mother's | ||
| alma mater, The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Pickett loved swimming and snorkeling at Barton | ||
| Springs in Austin, water-skiing at local lakes, taking walks with | ||
| the family dog, Murphy, and spending time with her friends; a young | ||
| woman of strong religious faith, she took inspiration and delight | ||
| in the happy times she spent at Camp Cho-Yeh, a Christian summer | ||
| camp; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joyful and energetic, athletic and artistic, Kobi | ||
| Pickett was the darling of her parents and her big brother, Dawson, | ||
| and although her days were far too few, the light she brought into | ||
| the lives of those who loved her will never be extinguished; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kobi Isabella | ||
| Pickett and extend sincere condolences to the members of her | ||
| family: to her parents, Don and Stephanie Pickett; to her brother, | ||
| Dawson Pickett; to her grandmother, Lucille Bonno; to her extended | ||
| family, Richard Hykel, Bob and Mary Pickett, James and Sheryl | ||
| Hykel, Donna and Randy Jarnigan, and Chris Bonno; and to her other | ||
| relatives and many 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 Kobi | ||
| Pickett. | ||
| Bohac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2297 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
