Bill Text: TX SR81 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of David Randolph Penney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-23 - Reported enrolled [SR81 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR81-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| David Randolph Penney | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their | ||
| memories of Brother David Randolph Penney of Tyler, who died on | ||
| January 11, 2021, at the age of 86; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Randy Penney was born in Mount Enterprise on | ||
| May 27, 1934, to Henry and Claudia Penney, and he grew up with | ||
| three siblings, Sue, Margaret, and Billy; answering his nation's | ||
| call to duty, he served with the U.S. Army in Korea; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Penney became a minister, and he | ||
| served at Baptist churches across East Texas for 52 years until | ||
| he retired from Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Minden; he | ||
| often visited nursing homes and hospitals to preach to those who | ||
| could not make it to church, and in retirement he continued to | ||
| share his hand-typed sermons with loved ones; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brother Penney was the proud father of two | ||
| children, Pam and Perry, and he was later blessed with two | ||
| grandchildren and a great-grandchild; in July 1997, he married | ||
| Betty Ruth Simmons, and the couple shared their lives for 23 | ||
| years, until her death on January 9, only two days prior to | ||
| his; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Randy Penney lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
| devoted to his family, his community, and his faith, and he will | ||
| be deeply missed by all who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brother David | ||
| Randolph Penney and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
| his family: to his daughter, Pam Helgeson, and her husband, | ||
| John; to his son, Perry Penney; to his granddaughters, Megan | ||
| Hughet and her husband, John, and Lori Beth Fountain and her | ||
| husband, David; to his great-grandson, Sam Hughet; and to his | ||
| other relatives and many friends; 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 Randy Penney. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 23, 2021, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
