R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Willow Leigh Holmes on January 6,
1-2 1997, at the age of 36, has brought a great loss to the family and
1-3 many friends of this beloved woman; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born March 6, 1960, in Dallas, Ms. Holmes was a
1-5 devoted caregiver who provided for the needs of others at a nursing
1-6 home before joining the staff of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
1-7 Texas 13 years ago; and
1-8 WHEREAS, A loving family member, she treasured the close
1-9 relationship she shared with her parents, grandmother, siblings,
1-10 nieces, and nephews, and her love and support served as a source of
1-11 inspiration for the entire family; she was heir to a rich heritage,
1-12 for her great-grandfather, William Cox Holmes, was a member of the
1-13 Texas Constitutional Convention of 1879; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The qualities that endeared Ms. Holmes to so many
1-15 emanated from her deep faith as a fifth-generation parishioner of
1-16 First United Methodist Church, where she looked after children in
1-17 the nursery for 16 years; this remarkable lady shared her devotion
1-18 with countless individuals on mission trips to Alaska and Oregon,
1-19 and she also traveled abroad with friends and family; and
1-20 WHEREAS, During her lifetime, Willow Holmes touched the lives
1-21 of many people, and though her presence will be deeply missed, her
1-22 memory will long endure in the hearts and minds of all who knew and
1-23 loved her; now, therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-1 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Willow Leigh Holmes
2-2 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
2-3 parents, William and Jean Holmes; to her grandmother, Viola
2-4 Taggart; to her sister and brother-in-law, Glynn Holmes Rasor and
2-5 Charles Rasor; to her brother and sister-in-law, Noel Spencer
2-6 Holmes and Noel Wilkerson Holmes; to her nieces, Lauren, Kelsey,
2-7 and Jocelyn Rasor; to her nephews, Will and Zach Holmes; to her
2-8 aunts, Sue Watkins, Glenna McClintock, and Rosemary Taggart; to her
2-9 uncles, Gary Taggart, Tommy Taggart, and Charles Taggart; and to
2-10 her many other friends and relatives; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
2-13 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-14 Willow Leigh Holmes.
Driver
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. 683 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 24, 1997.
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Chief Clerk of the House