Bill Text: TX HR956 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Darlene Bonner of Jacksboro.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR956 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR956-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 956 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort | ||
| those saddened by the death of Darlene Bonner of Jacksboro on March | ||
| 13, 2021, at the age of 78; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Jacksboro on January 13, 1943, the former | ||
| Darlene Duncan was the daughter of Wallace and Gladys Duncan; she | ||
| married Ed Bonner, and the couple went on to share a rewarding | ||
| marriage that spanned more than five and a half decades; she took | ||
| great pride in their two children, Melanie and Tiffany, and with the | ||
| passing years, she saw her family grow to include two | ||
| grandchildren, Zach and Lauren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Bonner earned a bachelor's degree from the | ||
| University of North Texas and a master's degree from Texas Woman's | ||
| University, and she enjoyed a rewarding 37-year career in secondary | ||
| education that included teaching English and French and serving as | ||
| a counselor; in addition, she sponsored numerous high school | ||
| organizations, such as the National Honor Society, student council, | ||
| the International Thespian Society, and the Nike Club, and she | ||
| delighted in working with students in directing dinner theatre and | ||
| senior class plays; committed to making a difference in the lives of | ||
| others, she spent many years as an education counselor at the | ||
| Jacksboro and Bridgeport state correctional facilities after her | ||
| retirement from Jacksboro High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Bonner gave of her | ||
| time and talents to Delta Kappa Gamma, the Jacksboro High School | ||
| Ex-Students Association, Business and Professional Women, and the | ||
| University of North Texas Alumni Association; a woman of deep | ||
| faith, she was a valued member of the Church of Christ; she was an | ||
| avid sports fan and closely followed UNT football and all of the | ||
| DFW-area professional franchises, especially the Dallas Cowboys; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Darlene Bonner will be deeply missed, those | ||
| who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she | ||
| brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Darlene Bonner and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her | ||
| husband, Ed Bonner; to her daughters, Melanie Pizzey and her | ||
| husband, Dave, and Tiffany Lipscomb and her husband, Wendell; to | ||
| her grandchildren, Zach Pizzey and his wife, Amy, and Lauren | ||
| Pizzey; and to her other 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 Darlene | ||
| Bonner. | ||
| Spiller | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 956 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 8, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
