Bill Text: TX HR401 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Barbara West of Keller.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR401 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR401-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 401 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Barbara West of Keller passed away on November 3, | ||
| 2009, at the age of 70, leaving behind memories of a life well lived | ||
| to be cherished by her family and friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, on March 2, 1939, | ||
| Mrs. West worked early in her career as a dental hygienist and as a | ||
| staff member with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Fort Worth | ||
| District and the European Division; she went on to become the | ||
| proprietor of Barbara's Florist and Gifts, which she operated in | ||
| North Richland Hills for a number of years; drawing on her abundant | ||
| artistic talent, she created lovely arrangements that added beauty | ||
| to many special occasions; in her leisure time, she was an avid | ||
| traveler; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This beloved woman was wed first to Richard Kurtz, | ||
| with whom she shared a rewarding marriage until his passing in 1984; | ||
| fortunate to find love a second time, she later exchanged vows with | ||
| J. B. West, and the couple enjoyed many happy times with their | ||
| children and grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Barbara West lived a caring and purposeful life, and | ||
| she will long be remembered with great affection by all those who | ||
| held her dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Barbara West and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her | ||
| husband, J. B. West; to her children, Jeanette Golden and her | ||
| husband, Gary, Terri Vester and her husband, Nick, John West and his | ||
| wife, Suzanne, Kevin Kurtz and his wife, Georgia, and Stephen West | ||
| and his wife, Pam; to her grandchildren, Robert and Zachery | ||
| Montgomery, Cameron Vester, Kurt and Drew Golden, Rob Golden and | ||
| his wife, Bethany, and J. B., Andrew, Margaret, and Katherine West; | ||
| to her mother, Nora Mooty; to her sister, Gereldine Moore; 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 Barbara | ||
| West. | ||
| Patrick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 401 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
