Bill Text: TX HR843 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Phyllis Marie Simmonds of Lincoln.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-20 - Reported enrolled [HR843 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR843-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 843 |
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WHEREAS, Admired educator Phyllis Marie Simmonds of Lincoln | ||
passed away on December 27, 2018, at the age of 70; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Charles and Judy Sellers, the former | ||
Phyllis Sellers was born in Caripito, Venezuela, on June 13, 1948; | ||
she grew up with a brother, Ron, and graduated from Midway High | ||
School and Southwest Texas State University; on June 13, 1968, she | ||
married James Hinton Simmonds at a ceremony conducted at First | ||
Baptist Church in San Marcos, and they became the proud parents of | ||
three children, Jacquelyn, Rex, and Cody; through the years, they | ||
knew the joy of welcoming into their treasured family four | ||
grandchildren, Molly, Kylie, Tanner, and Jarrett; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Simmonds taught English for nearly a half | ||
century, working at a number of schools where her husband was a | ||
coach and supporting him in his endeavors; after serving in | ||
Fredericksburg, San Antonio, Eagle Pass, Schertz, Brackettville, | ||
Uvalde, Rockdale, and Tomball, they settled in Giddings; | ||
Ms. Simmonds sponsored the Giddings Rotary Club's Interact Club at | ||
Giddings High School, and she played a key role in the creation of | ||
the Giddings High Grad Bash; moreover, she was active in her | ||
profession as a member of the Texas State Teachers Association and | ||
the Association of Texas Professional Educators, and she benefited | ||
the community through her involvement with the Lee County Area | ||
Cancer Resource Center; in her free time, she enjoyed tending her | ||
flowers, gardening, and watching her beloved grandchildren compete | ||
at area livestock shows; and | ||
WHEREAS, Phyllis Simmonds lived a caring and purposeful life, | ||
and she will forever be remembered with deep affection by those who | ||
held her close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Phyllis Marie | ||
Simmonds 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 Phyllis | ||
Marie Simmonds. | ||
Cyrier | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 843 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 19, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||