Bill Text: TX HR400 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Duane Francis Snell.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-29 - Reported enrolled [HR400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR400-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 400 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Duane | ||
| Francis Snell of Lamesa, who died on March 13, 2021, at the age of | ||
| 73; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Duane Snell was born in Lamesa, Texas, on July 15, | ||
| 1947, to F.E. "Bud" and Phyllis Snell, and he grew up with one | ||
| sister, Jolene; he shared a rewarding marriage of 51 years with his | ||
| wife, Vicki Smith Snell, and he was the proud father of two | ||
| children, Traci and Bradley; later in life, he had the pleasure of | ||
| welcoming into his family two grandsons, Deakin and Dalton, as well | ||
| as a great-granddaughter, Harper; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Snell was for many of his early years a cotton | ||
| farmer in the small community of Klondike in Patricia, Texas, | ||
| spending his days cultivating the fertile land of West Texas; and | ||
| later he was a respected member of the Lamesa business community as | ||
| a crop insurance agent with Matlock & Associates, and as a real | ||
| estate broker for 25 years to his firm, Duane Snell Real Estate; Mr. | ||
| Snell and his wife, Vicki, were known to give generously of their | ||
| time and financial support to many worthy causes such as the local | ||
| school district and several civic organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Duane was active over the years with his weekly golf | ||
| group at Lamesa Country Club where loud laughter, bad jokes, and | ||
| golf stories were frequently shared after the day's round; and Mr. | ||
| Snell was also known to be an accomplished manufacturer of cigar box | ||
| guitars, as well as a bassist in an outlaw bluegrass and country | ||
| garage band playing local events and fairs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a hardworking professional, | ||
| Duane Snell lived a rich and purposeful life, and those he leaves | ||
| behind will forever cherish their memories of this kind, humorous, | ||
| and caring man; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Duane Snell and | ||
| extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Vicki Snell; to his mother, Phyllis Snell; to his sister, Jolene | ||
| Haney; to his children, Traci Stokes and her husband, Brad Stokes, | ||
| and Bradley Snell; to his grandsons, Deakin Stokes and his wife, | ||
| Sara, and Dalton Stokes; to his great-granddaughter, Harper Jane | ||
| Stokes; and to his other relatives and 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 Duane | ||
| Francis Snell. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 400 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 25, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
