Bill Text: TX HR71 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sharon Ann Dykes of Horseshoe Bay.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR71 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR71-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 71 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life has come to an end with the | ||
| death of Sharon Ann Dykes of Horseshoe Bay on November 29, 2010, at | ||
| the age of 70; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Sharon Tuckey was born in Ballinger in | ||
| 1940 to J. G. and Mary Lou Tuckey; she graduated from Ballinger High | ||
| School, where she met her future husband, William Taylor "Spike" | ||
| Dykes; married in 1958, they were blessed with three children, | ||
| Rick, Bebe, and Sonny, as well as six grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the early years of their marriage, the couple | ||
| moved often, following Mr. Dykes's career as he coached football in | ||
| a number of communities, including Coahoma, Eastland, San Angelo, | ||
| Belton, Big Spring, Alice, and Midland; Mrs. Dykes became expert in | ||
| managing and moving her household, children, and pets from town to | ||
| town; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1971, the Dykes family settled in Austin, where | ||
| Mr. Dykes joined the coaching staff of The University of Texas, and | ||
| in 1984, they moved to Lubbock, where Mr. Dykes assumed the post of | ||
| head football coach at Texas Tech University; during her years in | ||
| Lubbock, Mrs. Dykes was an essential part of the Red Raider family | ||
| and a valued member of First United Methodist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After Coach Dykes retired in 1999, the couple made | ||
| their home in Horseshoe Bay; Mrs. Dykes took great pleasure in | ||
| traveling, gardening, and the arts; she was a devoted wife and a | ||
| loving mother and grandmother; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sharon Dykes touched the lives of countless | ||
| individuals through her quiet strength and gentle and gracious | ||
| nature, and she will be forever remembered with deep affection by | ||
| all who held her close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharon Ann Dykes and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
| husband of 52 years, Spike Dykes; to her sons, Rick Dykes and his | ||
| wife, Shelley, and Sonny Dykes and his wife, Kate; to her daughter, | ||
| Bebe Petree, and her husband, Larry; to her sisters, Linda Reinhart | ||
| and her husband, Dick, Dian Pack and her husband, Charles, and | ||
| Cynthia Devlin; to her grandchildren, Jessica Dykes Oatman and her | ||
| husband, Mark, Julianne Dykes, Dusty Dykes, Casey Petree, Taylor | ||
| Petree, and Alta Caroline Dykes; 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 Sharon Ann | ||
| Dykes. | ||
| Hilderbran | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 71 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
