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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Saundra Gail Cullins Holland of |
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Rockwall on March 17, 2023, at the age of 59, brought an |
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immeasurable loss to her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Ila and Douglas Cullins on July 1, 1963, the |
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former Saundra Cullins grew up in Rockwall with the company of two |
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sisters, Dana and Terri, who were her best friends; she graduated |
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from Rockwall High School, and on September 4, 1982, she married her |
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childhood sweetheart, Lance Aldred Holland; they became the proud |
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parents of a son, Justin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Holland worked as a legal assistant early in |
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her marriage; as her husband's career in real estate advanced, she |
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joined his company, Regal Realtors, and ably supported its growing |
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success in the market; over the course of three decades, she served |
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as a real estate assistant, licensed agent, co-owner, and |
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compliance officer; she also played a kind, maternal role for many |
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of the agents and won the firm's "Most Valuable Player" award |
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multiple times; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mrs. Holland was dedicated to her family, |
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which grew to include two treasured granddaughters, Wiley Beth and |
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Emma Cullins Holland, who were the light of her life; she delighted |
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in attending dance recitals and sports and cheer competitions, as |
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well as taking beach vacations with loved ones; in addition, she |
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enjoyed getaways with her friends; she shared a fulfilling marriage |
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with her husband until his passing in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Saundra Holland is deeply missed by those |
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she left behind, they will continue to find inspiration in her |
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devotion to her family and her faith, and she will forever hold a |
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special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Saundra Gail |
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Cullins Holland and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her son, State Representative Justin Holland, and |
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his wife, Neely; to her granddaughters, Wiley Beth Holland and Emma |
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Cullins Holland; to her sisters, Dana Kay Macalik and her husband, |
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Jeff, and Terri Raye Ferguson and her husband, James; to her |
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sister-in-law, Dawn Ewing, and brother-in-law, Rodney Holland; and |
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to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Saundra |
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Holland. |