Bill Text: TX HR34 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Arabella Davis of Arlington.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR34 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR34-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 34 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Arabella Davis of Arlington, who died on December 6, 2011, at the | ||
age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, The former Arabella Toney was born in Plainview on | ||
November 26, 1935, to O. T. and Laura Grace Toney; she graduated | ||
from high school in Abilene and went on to earn a bachelor's degree | ||
in education from Baylor University; and | ||
WHEREAS, After moving to Arlington, she joined the First | ||
Baptist Church, where she met John L. Davis; they were married in | ||
1968, beginning a rewarding relationship that lasted for 43 years; | ||
together, they were blessed with two sons, Stephen and Michael, and | ||
saw their family grow to include five grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis distinguished herself in the course of a | ||
29-year career as a teacher in the Arlington Independent School | ||
District, during which she mentored hundreds of students at Short | ||
Elementary School and Wood Elementary School; and | ||
WHEREAS, A dedicated educator and a loving wife, mother, and | ||
grandmother, Arabella Davis excelled in all of these roles, and she | ||
leaves behind a legacy that will be treasured by all who held her | ||
dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Arabella Davis and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
husband, John L. Davis; to her sons, Stephen Davis and his wife, | ||
Ronda, and Michael Davis and his wife, Melissa; to her | ||
grandchildren, Haley Davis, Jordan Davis, Anna Davis, J. Davis, and | ||
Mark Davis; and to her other relatives and 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 Arabella | ||
Davis. | ||
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______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 34 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on February 18, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||