Bill Text: TX HR242 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dedré P. Jefferson of Sugar Land.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR242-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 242 |
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Dedré Plesshette Jefferson of | ||
Sugar Land on December 16, 2016, at the age of 48, has profoundly | ||
saddened the colleagues, students, and loved ones of this | ||
remarkable woman; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedré Jefferson was born on September 23, 1968, in | ||
Wiesbaden, Germany, to Walter and Ella Caple Jefferson; a proud | ||
graduate of the Alief Independent School District in Houston, she | ||
went on to enjoy a 20-year teaching career and was serving as a | ||
senior career and technical education specialist for Houston ISD at | ||
the time of her passing; in 2015, she successfully ran for a seat on | ||
the Alief ISD Board of Trustees, following in the footsteps of her | ||
mother, a former member of the board; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Jefferson was a devoted mother to her son, | ||
Blake, as well as a caring mentor to countless young people whom she | ||
encountered through her work; admired for her radiant smile and her | ||
irrepressible can-do attitude, she continuously sought ways to | ||
support and encourage everyone around her; in addition to her | ||
rapport with others in the teaching profession, she maintained | ||
close bonds with her sisters in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and she | ||
was also a faithful congregant of Southwest Community Baptist | ||
Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the kindness and love that she shared, Dedré | ||
Jefferson brought a light to the world that can never be | ||
extinguished, and she will forever hold a cherished place in the | ||
hearts of those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dedré Plesshette | ||
Jefferson and extend deepest condolences to all those who mourn her | ||
passing; 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 Dedré | ||
Plesshette Jefferson. | ||
Reynolds | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 242 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||