Bill Text: TX HR92 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Merilyn Kathleen Hartnett Deane of Kingwood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR92 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR92-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 92 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Merilyn Kathleen Hartnett Deane of Kingwood passed | ||
| away on June 20, 2013, at the age of 69, leaving her wide circle of | ||
| family and friends to cherish their many happy memories of time | ||
| spent in her company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born to Margaret and Bud Hartnett on January 19, | ||
| 1944, in Buffalo, New York, the former Merilyn Hartnett grew up in a | ||
| family of sports enthusiasts, with her father the founder of the | ||
| town's original amateur hockey league and her grandfather a | ||
| renowned sportscaster; she proved herself equal to their | ||
| expectations, participating in the 1955 Junior Olympics ice skating | ||
| competition and distinguishing herself as a softball player in | ||
| grade school; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Deane went on to graduate with honors from the | ||
| nursing school at Sisters of Charity Hospital, where she was voted | ||
| outstanding student nurse; she worked for the Buffalo Red Cross for | ||
| over a decade, helping to bring in a record number of blood | ||
| donations, and after relocating to the Houston metropolitan area | ||
| and joining Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, she assisted in | ||
| the care of more than 10,000 mothers and infants as a prenatal nurse | ||
| for 35 years; in retirement, she continued to be recognized by | ||
| former patients, who were eager to express their gratitude for the | ||
| kindness and expert care that she had provided; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She retained a lifelong loyalty to her hometown | ||
| teams, the Buffalo Bills and Sabres, and was known to brave | ||
| blizzards to ensure they emerged victorious; her passion for sports | ||
| may have even played a part in her finding true love; her future | ||
| husband, Ron Deane, got her attention when he approached her on | ||
| crutches and introduced himself as an injured Bills player; while | ||
| this turned out to be a ruse, she was nevertheless smitten, and the | ||
| pair went on to share a rewarding marriage of nearly five decades; | ||
| their date nights were an eclectic mix of country western | ||
| two-stepping and ballroom dancing, and they would often improvise | ||
| their own moves; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of devout faith and a founding member of | ||
| St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood, Mrs. Deane served as a | ||
| religious instructor and, alongside her husband, taught | ||
| pre-marriage classes; in addition, she was a self-taught pianist | ||
| and enjoyed reciting poetry and attending the symphony; she took | ||
| tremendous pride in her Irish heritage and earned lifetime | ||
| achievement awards from the Houston Irish and Erin Go Bragh | ||
| societies for hosting wonderful St. Patrick's Day celebrations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all, Mrs. Deane treasured her role as | ||
| matriarch to her close-knit family, including her four children, | ||
| Michael, Kathleen, Mary Elizabeth, and Sheila, and her three | ||
| grandchildren, for whom she served as head cheerleader; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Merilyn Deane truly loved people, treating | ||
| strangers as soon-to-be friends and continuously seeking ways to | ||
| improve the lives of those around her; although she will be deeply | ||
| missed, she leaves behind a legacy that will continue to resonate in | ||
| the hearts of all those who shared in the blessing of her life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Merilyn Kathleen Hartnett Deane and extend sincere sympathy to | ||
| the members of her family: to her husband, Ron; to her children, | ||
| Michael and his wife, Andi, Kathleen and her husband, Todd, Mary | ||
| Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Luis, and Sheila and her husband, | ||
| John; to her grandchildren, Megan, John Michael, and Luke; and to | ||
| her other relatives and many 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 Merilyn | ||
| Deane. | ||
| Huberty | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 92 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on July 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
