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. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||