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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of admired disability awareness advocate Randell Keith Resneder of |
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Lubbock, who passed away on February 11, 2022, at the age of 48; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Norma Arnold Resneder and Robert |
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Resneder, Randell Resneder was born in Lubbock on December 31, |
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1973; he considered his cerebral palsy a gift he was given at birth, |
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enabling him to demonstrate that a disability does not define an |
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individual or determine what they can accomplish; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending William S. Hart High School in Santa |
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Clarita, California, Mr. Resneder became a trailblazer in |
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mainstreaming; he addressed the confusion and bias of fellow |
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students who lacked exposure to people with disabilities, and he |
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organized an awareness week featuring motivational speakers with |
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disabilities, as well as wheelchair races and other activities; it |
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became an annual event, and he launched a similar program as a |
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student at College of the Canyons; his accomplishments earned him |
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recognition from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the |
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Los Angeles Times, and numerous community groups and publications; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Resneder went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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family studies and human development from the University of North |
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Texas and both a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies and a |
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master of education degree in instructional technology from Texas |
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Tech University; the founder of Disability Awareness Programs of |
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Texas, he was its executive director and served as a consultant and |
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speaker on special needs issues; he received gubernatorial |
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appointments to the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities |
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and the Texas State Independent Living Council; sustained by a |
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strong faith, he was a member of First Christian Church and a |
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supporter of the Special Friends Ministry at Bacon Heights Baptist |
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Church, where he occasionally preached to members of the special |
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needs community and their loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Randell Resneder made a positive difference in |
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countless lives through his tireless efforts in behalf of people |
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with disabilities, and his courage, determination, and compassion |
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will remain a lasting source of inspiration to all who were |
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fortunate enough to know him; 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 Randell Keith |
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Resneder and that sincere sympathy be extended to the members of his |
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family: to his parents, Norma and Robert Resneder; to his twin |
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brother, Rob Resneder, and his wife, Heather; to his nieces and |
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nephews, Charlotte, RJ, and Garrett Resneder; to his grandmother, |
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Imogene Davis; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Randell |
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Resneder. |