Bill Text: TX HR26 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Betty Ann Peden of Hondo.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR26-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 26 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort the loved ones | ||
| of Betty Ann Peden of Hondo, who passed away on April 26, 2016, at | ||
| the age of 75; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, the former Ann Howard was | ||
| born on February 10, 1941, to David and Minnie Howard; continuing a | ||
| family tradition that reaches back four generations, she pursued a | ||
| career as a pharmacist, and after moving to Hondo, she purchased | ||
| Windrow Drug Store and operated it as Peden Rexall for some four | ||
| decades alongside her husband, Robert Peden; she also went on to | ||
| serve members of her profession as president of the Texas State | ||
| Board of Pharmacy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Earlier in her life, Mrs. Peden worked as a | ||
| substitute teacher at the high school and middle school levels; she | ||
| had a lively interest in politics as well, having played an | ||
| instrumental role in the formation of the Medina County Republican | ||
| Party; she was a county chair for over 30 years and a longtime | ||
| member of the Texas Republican County Chairman's Association, and | ||
| she taught seminars all over the state on the responsibilities of a | ||
| county chair and various aspects of election law; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Peden was also a highly regarded member of her | ||
| community of faith at First Methodist Church, where she and her | ||
| husband sang in the choir, and she was a member and officer of | ||
| several organizations, among them the Hondo Garden Club and Sigma | ||
| Tau Sorority; above all else, she was a loving wife to her husband | ||
| of 54 years, a devoted mother to her sons, Scott and James, and a | ||
| doting grandmother of four grandchildren, Ashley, Robert, David, | ||
| and Ann; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for her intelligence, her civic engagement, | ||
| and her kind and thoughtful nature, Ann Peden will be deeply missed, | ||
| and she will forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who | ||
| were fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Ann Peden and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her | ||
| husband, Bob Peden; to her sons, Scott Peden and his wife, Kari, and | ||
| James Peden and his wife, Kim; to her grandchildren, Ashley, | ||
| Robert, David, and Ann Peden; to her sister, Rebecca Harris, and her | ||
| husband, Frank; to her brother, David Lee Howard; 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 Betty Ann | ||
| Peden. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 26 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
