R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Cheryce Davault on January

 1-2     21, 1997, at the age of 54, brought a great loss to the family and

 1-3     many friends of this respected Duncanville resident; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, Mrs. Davault attended San Diego State University and

 1-5     furthered her education at court reporting school; she wed Paul

 1-6     Richard Davault on August 31, 1988, and the couple nurtured a

 1-7     deeply fulfilling union that spanned eight years; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, This esteemed woman gave more than 25 years of

 1-9     devoted service to Dallas County government; she began her career

1-10     as a clerk for the Dallas County Mental Illness Court and later

1-11     served as the official court reporter for the Probate Court of

1-12     Dallas County for 20 years; and

1-13           WHEREAS, She was publicly honored by the Dallas County

1-14     Commissioners Court in 1996 for her long years of government

1-15     service; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Mrs. Davault led a full life and consistently made

1-17     time in her schedule to enjoy her favorite pastimes, which included

1-18     bowling and playing soccer; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Cheryce Davault touched the lives of many people

1-20     during her years on this earth, and though she is gone from us now,

1-21     her memory will long endure in the hearts and minds of all who knew

1-22     and loved her; now, therefore, be it

1-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-24     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Cheryce Davault and

 2-1     extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her

 2-2     husband, Paul Richard Davault; to her sons, Wesley Duck and Stephen

 2-3     Duck; to her daughter, Shawntell McKillop Rodgers; to her stepson,

 2-4     Howard Taylor Smith; to her stepdaughter, Delfa Ferguson; to her

 2-5     granddaughter, Meghan Nicole Rodgers; to her coworkers at the

 2-6     Probate Court of Dallas County; and to the many other friends and

 2-7     relatives of this beloved woman; and, be it further

 2-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-9     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas

2-10     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

2-11     Cheryce Davault.

                                                                    Hartnett

         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. 1327 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on June 2, 1997.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House