Bill Text: TX HR778 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jonny Wade of Jerseyville, Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR778 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR778-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 778 |
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WHEREAS, Jonny Wade of Jerseyville, Illinois, whose grace and | ||
courage touched the hearts of countless people, passed away on | ||
December 24, 2015, at the age of eight; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on April 9, 2007, Jonathan Ormsby | ||
Wade II was the cherished son of Kimberly Denise and Jonathan Ormsby | ||
Wade; he grew up with the companionship of a twin brother, Jackson, | ||
and at two years of age, he moved with his family to Mountain View, | ||
Missouri, where he developed a love of the outdoors; his greatest | ||
joys were fishing and playing baseball, and he became a loyal fan of | ||
the St. Louis Cardinals; the family relocated again to Jerseyville, | ||
Illinois, when he was six, and his witty and outgoing personality | ||
soon endeared him to many new friends in that community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jonny was diagnosed with brain cancer in December | ||
2014; over the next year, he bravely endured several surgeries and | ||
many challenging cycles of radiation and chemotherapy, but he never | ||
lost his determination to continue his fight against the disease; | ||
moreover, he found strength and comfort in his faith when times were | ||
most difficult; and | ||
WHEREAS, Along the way, Jonny won the support and admiration | ||
of all who learned his story, and he expressed the wish that no | ||
other child should suffer from cancer; inspired by Jonny's | ||
compassion, his parents founded the Kids Shouldn't Have Cancer | ||
Foundation shortly after his passing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the loss of this remarkable young boy has | ||
brought immeasurable heartache to all those who held him dear, the | ||
warmth, laughter, and joy that he brought into their lives will | ||
never fade from their memories; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jonny Wade and extend | ||
sincere condolences to his family, to his friends, and to all who | ||
have mourned his passing; 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 Jonny Wade. | ||
Fallon | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 778 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||