Bill Text: TX HR30 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Andreas Konstantinos Giannitsopoulos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR30-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 30 | ||
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| WHEREAS, No words can diminish the pain caused by a life cut | ||
| short, but all who shared in the love and friendship of Andreas | ||
| Konstantinos Giannitsopoulos may find comfort in their memories of | ||
| this vibrant young man, who passed away on June 24, 2021, at the age | ||
| of 21; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Andreas Giannitsopoulos was born in Houston on | ||
| September 21, 1999; throughout his life, he was blessed with the | ||
| affection of a wide circle of loved ones, including his father, | ||
| Kosta, his mother, Tina, and his younger sister, Athanasia, as well | ||
| as his grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins, and friends in | ||
| Texas, Greece, and around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An outstanding student-athlete, | ||
| Mr. Giannitsopoulos excelled in track and field at St. Michael | ||
| Catholic School and at St. Thomas High School; after attending | ||
| Baylor University for a year, he transferred to Vanderbilt | ||
| University to study economics; he was set to begin his senior year | ||
| at Vanderbilt, where he had earned selection to the dean's list, and | ||
| he planned to ultimately obtain a master of business administration | ||
| degree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Giannitsopoulos took great pride in his Greek | ||
| Orthodox heritage, and he practiced his faith in his daily life; a | ||
| talented gardener, he was passionate about tending to the | ||
| greenhouse and the plants he cultivated in his father's backyard; | ||
| moreover, he enjoyed fishing, caring for birds and other animals, | ||
| and watching the Food Network; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beloved for his heart of gold, Andreas | ||
| Giannitsopoulos possessed a generosity of spirit that expressed | ||
| itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of many people with | ||
| his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Andreas Konstantinos Giannitsopoulos and extend deepest | ||
| condolences to his relatives and many 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 Andreas | ||
| Giannitsopoulos. | ||
| Jetton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 30 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on September 30, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
