Bill Text: TX HR830 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joy Bownds Weiner of Angleton.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-27 - Reported enrolled [HR830 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR830-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 830 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long treasure their memories | ||
| of Joy Bownds Weiner of Angleton, who passed away on May 17, 2016, | ||
| at the age of 65; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Houston on January 29, 1951, the former Joy | ||
| Bownds was the daughter of Dr. Charles P. Bownds and Joyce Forbes | ||
| Bownds; in 1997, she exchanged wedding vows with the love of her | ||
| life, James Michael Weiner, with whom she shared two fulfilling | ||
| decades of marriage; she was the proud mother of three children, | ||
| Clinton, Brent, and Adam, and with the passing years, she took joy | ||
| in watching her family grow to include four grandchildren, Brianne, | ||
| Charlotte, Phoenix, and Joaquin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to civic engagement, Ms. Weiner | ||
| was an active member of the Republican Party; she volunteered with | ||
| the Angleton Republican Women for 10 years, during which time she | ||
| served as president and vice president of membership and took a | ||
| leading role in recruiting new Republicans into the group; along | ||
| the way, she tirelessly supported Republican candidates for office | ||
| through block walking, phone banking, and participating in | ||
| fund-raisers, as well as by volunteering for such events as the | ||
| Brazoria County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner; she was the 2014 ARW | ||
| Tribute to Women honoree at the Texas State Republican Convention, | ||
| and she also served as an advisor in the establishment of the | ||
| Brazoria County Young Republicans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman who cherished her faith, Ms. Weiner was | ||
| affiliated with The Way International, a nondenominational | ||
| ministry; she counted among her favorite activities shopping, | ||
| traveling, and, most of all, spending time with her family and | ||
| friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Passionate, spirited, and unwavering in her | ||
| dedication to the principles she held dear, Joy Weiner leaves | ||
| behind a legacy that will continue to live on in the hearts of those | ||
| who were fortunate enough to share in the richness of her life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joy Bownds Weiner | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to all 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 Joy Weiner. | ||
| Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 830 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
