Bill Text: TX HR496 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 496

Bill Title: In memory of Sky Marshal Jones-Lewey of Uvalde.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR496 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR496-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 496



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of admired conservationist
	and river advocate Sky Marshal Jones-Lewey suffered an immeasurable
	loss with her death on May 31, 2022, at the age of 64; and
	WHEREAS, Sky Jones-Lewey was born to Marjory Helen Scott
	Jones and Elmo King Jones on May 26, 1958, in Uvalde; from an early
	age, she dedicated herself to the preservation of natural
	resources, particularly the Nueces River, which ran alongside her
	family's property, the Open V Ranch; and
	WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Ms. Jones-Lewey served as
	the resource protection and education director for the Nueces River
	Authority, an organization that works to preserve, protect, and
	develop surface water resources across some 15,000 square miles of
	South Texas; along the way, she led wide-reaching efforts to
	control invasive plants and protect water quality and spearheaded
	such award-winning initiatives as the Up2U Litter Prevention
	Campaign, the Watershed Stewardship Education Program, and the
	Riparian Landowners Network curriculum; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Jones-Lewey's other worthy endeavors included
	championing legislation to prevent direct wastewater discharges
	into the remaining pristine streams of Texas, and she was
	instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 155, which prohibits the
	use of motorized vehicles in navigable rivers; she was also
	involved in educating others about the need for river protection,
	and she published several editorials and helped edit a number of
	field guides on how to be a better steward of land and water
	resources; in 2022, she was honored as a River Hero by the River
	Network for her efforts to protect and restore local waterways; and
	WHEREAS, Sky Jones-Lewey lived a rich and purposeful life
	devoted to conserving the natural splendor of Texas, and her
	passion and commitment will forever inspire all those who knew and
	loved her; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sky Marshal
	Jones-Lewey and extend sincere condolences to the members of her
	family: to Jefferson and Cherie Lewey; to Julie and Liia Lewey; to
	her grandchildren, Jack Mathis and Sonora Sky; to her many friends
	and colleagues; and to all others who mourn her passing; 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 Sky
	Jones-Lewey.

	King of Uvalde

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 496 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 16, 2023.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House