Bill Text: TX HR719 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of JoAnne Powell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR719 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR719-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 719 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of JoAnne Powell on March 24, 2021, at the age of 89; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Brooks and Iva Mae McAdams, the | ||
former JoAnne McAdams was born in Nashville, Arkansas, on November | ||
27, 1931, and grew up with a brother, James; she graduated from | ||
Southern Arkansas University; in December 1954, she exchanged | ||
wedding vows with her childhood sweetheart, Charles Powell, and | ||
they became the proud parents of a daughter, Teresa Anne; they later | ||
welcomed into their family two grandchildren, Colin and Caitlin; | ||
Mr. and Mrs. Powell shared a rewarding union that spanned more than | ||
six and a half decades before his death in 2020; and | ||
WHEREAS, For over 30 years, Mrs. Powell traveled with her | ||
husband during his career in the U.S. Air Force; the couple | ||
ultimately settled in San Angelo, where she revived the Goodfellow | ||
Officer's Wives Club and launched the Christmas Bazaar at | ||
Goodfellow Air Force Base; in 1984, she became the district office | ||
manager and area staff aide for U.S. Congressman Tom Loeffler; she | ||
went on to serve with U.S. Congressmen Lamar Smith, Michael | ||
Conaway, and August Pfluger, and through her work, she found great | ||
joy in helping to meet the needs of constituents; furthermore, she | ||
was involved with the Concho Valley Republican Women, and she was | ||
honored by the Texas Federation of Republican Women; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Powell held board seats with United Way, the | ||
Concho Valley Partnership, Meals for the Elderly, and Hospice of | ||
San Angelo, among other organizations; she received the United Way | ||
Keeping the Flame of Hope Alive Award and was recognized as a Woman | ||
of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Central Texas; moreover, she | ||
belonged to Johnson Street Church of Christ and supported its | ||
mission and outreach endeavors; and | ||
WHEREAS, A woman of grace, compassion, humility, and strong | ||
character, JoAnne Powell made a positive difference in countless | ||
lives, and she will forever hold a treasured place in the hearts of | ||
all who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of JoAnne Powell and | ||
extend deepest condolences to her 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 JoAnne | ||
Powell. | ||
Darby | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 719 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 23, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||