R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Kathy Lou Kuykendall Bounds of San

 1-2     Antonio on September 18, 1996, at the age of 39, has brought a

 1-3     great loss to the family and many friends of this distinguished

 1-4     Texan; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, The daughter of Samuel and Ann Kuykendall, she was

 1-6     born July 7, 1957, in Jackson, Mississippi, and was graduated from

 1-7     Sam Houston State University in 1981; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Mrs. Bounds began her distinguished career with the

 1-9     J.C.  Penney Company in 1979; highly regarded for her

1-10     professionalism, hard work, and dedication, she served as service

1-11     corridor manager and shared her extensive knowledge and experience

1-12     with others as a trainer; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Despite her many professional obligations, she

1-14     consistently made the time in her busy schedule to work for the

1-15     betterment of her community, and the organizations that welcomed

1-16     her active participation include the San Antonio Rape Crisis

1-17     Center, the San Antonio Food Bank, and the March of Dimes; and

1-18           WHEREAS, During her lifetime, Kathy Bounds touched the lives

1-19     of many people, and though she is gone from us now, her memory will

1-20     surely endure in the hearts and minds of all who came to know and

1-21     love her; now, therefore, be it

1-22           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-23     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Kathy Lou Kuykendall

1-24     Bounds and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to

 2-1     her beloved husband, Billy Bounds; to her daughter, Sara Elizabeth

 2-2     Bounds; to her mother, Ann T. Kuykendall; to her brother, John

 2-3     Michael Kuykendall; to her sister, Jennifer Lynn Kuykendall; and to

 2-4     the many other friends and relatives of this remarkable woman; and,

 2-5     be it further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for the members of her family, and that when the Texas

 2-8     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

 2-9     Kathy Lou Kuykendall Bounds.

                                                                     Siebert

         Laney                   Gutierrez                Oliveira

         Alexander               Haggerty                 Olivo

         Allen                   Hamric                   Palmer

         Alvarado                Hartnett                 Patterson

         Averitt                 Hawley                   Pickett

         Bailey                  Heflin                   Pitts

         Berlanga                Hernandez                Place

         Bonnen                  Hightower                Price

         Bosse                   Hilbert                  Puente

         Brimer                  Hilderbran               Rabuck

         Burnam                  Hill                     Ramsay

         Carter                  Hinojosa                 Rangel

         Chavez                  Hirschi                  Raymond

         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Reyna of Bexar

         Christian               Hodge                    Reyna of Dallas

         Clark                   Holzheauser              Rhodes

         Coleman                 Horn                     Rodriguez

         Cook                    Howard                   Roman

         Corte                   Hunter                   Sadler

         Counts                  Hupp                     Seaman

         Crabb                   Isett                    Serna

         Craddick                Jackson                  Shields

         Cuellar                 Janek                    Siebert

         Culberson               Jones of Lubbock         Smith

         Danburg                 Jones of Dallas          Smithee

         Davila                  Junell                   Solis

         Davis                   Kamel                    Solomons

         Delisi                  Keel                     Staples

         Denny                   Keffer                   Stiles

         Driver                  King                     Swinford

         Dukes                   Krusee                   Talton

         Dunnam                  Kubiak                   Telford

         Dutton                  Kuempel                  Thompson

         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Tillery

         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Torres

         Eiland                  Longoria                 Turner of Coleman

         Elkins                  Luna                     Turner of Harris

         Farrar                  McCall                   Uher

         Finnell                 McClendon                Van de Putte

         Flores                  McReynolds               Walker

         Gallego                 Madden                   West

         Galloway                Marchant                 Williams

         Garcia                  Maxey                    Williamson

         Giddings                Merritt                  Wilson

         Glaze                   Moffat                   Wise

         Goodman                 Moreno                   Wohlgemuth

         Goolsby                 Mowery                   Wolens

         Gray                    Naishtat                 Woolley

         Greenberg               Nixon                    Yarbrough

         Grusendorf              Oakley                   Zbranek

                                             _______________________________

                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 271 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on March 19, 1997.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House