Bill Text: TX SR26 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Corbett Kennard Stephens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-19 - Reported enrolled [SR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR26-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Corbett Kennard Stephens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-19 - Reported enrolled [SR26 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR26-Introduced.html
88S30756 BPG-D | ||
By: Hughes | S.R. No. 26 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Corbett Kennard Stephens of Tyler | ||
on June 13, 2023, at the age of 48, brought an immeasurable loss to | ||
his family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Tyler on September 11, 1974, Cory Stephens | ||
was the son of Penny Stephens and Dr. Marvin Stephens, an | ||
orthodontist; he grew up with the company of two siblings, Trey and | ||
Brooke; as a boy, he dreamed of following in his father's footsteps, | ||
and he began helping to clean his office during summers in order to | ||
observe his work; he graduated with honors from The University of | ||
Texas at Austin and completed the orthodontic program at Baylor | ||
College of Dentistry in 2003; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Stephens began practicing with his father, and | ||
Stephens and Stephens Orthodontics thrived in both Tyler and | ||
Lindale; "Dr. Cory" loved caring for his patients, and he served | ||
his profession in a number of capacities, including as president of | ||
the Smith County Dental Society, as a diplomate of the American | ||
Board of Orthodontics, and as an active member of the Baylor College | ||
of Dentistry Orthodontic Alumni Association; in addition, he was a | ||
member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, | ||
the American Association of Orthodontists, the Edward H. Angle | ||
Society of Orthodontists, and the Charles H. Tweed International | ||
Foundation for Orthodontic Research and Education; he received the | ||
Scholastic Achievement Award from the Psi Omega Dental Fraternity; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Dr. Stephens served as | ||
president of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-North Texas Chapter, | ||
and he was a member of the Tyler Rose Festival's Order of the Rose; | ||
he was a man of faith, having grown up attending Marvin Methodist | ||
Church; he loved spending time with his family, especially at the | ||
lake house, where he taught many people how to water ski, or hunting | ||
at the ranch; his yellow lab, "Miss Bree," was his constant | ||
companion; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Cory Stephens is deeply missed, he has left | ||
his family and friends with many cherished memories, and he will | ||
forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd | ||
Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Corbett | ||
Kennard Stephens and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his mother, Penny Kennard Stephens; to his sister, | ||
Brooke Marie Stephens; to his niece, Marlee Blythe Stephens; to his | ||
aunt and uncle, Dr. Jerry Lehmann and Janie Lehmann; to his cousin, | ||
Dr. Melissa Leigh Lehmann; and to all who mourn his passing; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this | ||
day, it do so in memory of Cory Stephens. |