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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1009

 1-3                                  In Memory

 1-4                                     of

 1-5                             Meagan Shea Stanley

 1-6           WHEREAS, The passing of Meagan Shea Stanley of the Big Spring

 1-7     community, on April 11, 1997, at the age of 17, has brought a great

 1-8     loss to the family and many friends of this fine young Texan; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, The daughter of Dickey and Cinda Stanley, she was

1-10     born in Big Spring on January 14, 1980, and was a junior at Forsan

1-11     High School; and

1-12           WHEREAS, A member of the National Honor Society, Ms. Stanley

1-13     successfully balanced the demands of her course work to participate

1-14     in a variety of extracurricular activities; in addition to playing

1-15     tennis for three years, she was a varsity cheerleader and manager

1-16     of the school's basketball team; and

1-17           WHEREAS, This remarkable young woman demonstrated her

1-18     leadership abilities as a member of the student council, and she

1-19     found an outlet for her many other talents as a member of the band

1-20     and the flag corps and as an actress in school plays; and

1-21           WHEREAS, She was also known for her warm and friendly

1-22     personality, and she was class favorite and was voted band

1-23     sweetheart and football sweetheart during her junior year; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, The qualities that endeared her to so many emanated

 2-2     from her deep faith as a member of the First United Methodist Church,

 2-3     where she was active in the Signal Mountain and High-Sky Emmaus; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, All who knew and loved Meagan Stanley will long miss

 2-5     her presence; though her life has been cut tragically short, her

 2-6     unique spirit will surely endure in the hearts of those whose lives

 2-7     she touched for many years to come; now, therefore, be it

 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 75th Texas Legislature

 2-9     hereby pay tribute to the life of Meagan Shea Stanley and extend

2-10     sincere sympathy to the members of her family:  to her parents,

2-11     Dickey and Cinda Stanley; to her brother, Logan Stanley; to her

2-12     grandparents, Delbert and Barbara Stanley and Jo Fitz and John Koop;

2-13     and to the many other friends and relatives of this beloved young

2-14     woman; and, be it further

2-15           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared

2-16     for the members of her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns

2-17     this day, it do so in memory of Meagan Shea Stanley.

2-18                                                                  Fraser

2-19                                                                  Duncan

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2-21                                         President of the Senate

2-22                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-23                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-24                                  on June 2, 1997, by a rising vote.

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2-26                                         Secretary of the Senate

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2-28                                           Member, Texas Senate