R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Elaine Grace Miller Bizzell 1-2 on March 28, 1998, at the age of 52, brought a great loss to the 1-3 family and friends of this beloved woman, and, following the first 1-4 anniversary of her death, it is appropriate that we pay tribute to 1-5 her life; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Georgetown, Mrs. Bizzell was 1-7 born on February 15, 1946, to Charles Miller and Pauline Ischy 1-8 Miller; she was baptized on March 24, 1946, at St. Peter's 1-9 Lutheran Church in Walburg and at the age of 13 was confirmed at 1-10 Christ Lutheran Church in Georgetown; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A Georgetown High School graduate, she began a 1-12 distinguished tenure with the county clerk's office of Williamson 1-13 County in 1966 and was appointed to the county clerk position in 1-14 1991; she won election to that post in 1994 and was running 1-15 unopposed in 1998; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Mrs. Bizzell gave generously of her time and talents 1-17 to her church and community; she served the congregation of Christ 1-18 Lutheran Church as a member of the Altar Guild and the Teller's 1-19 Committee and she assisted with Lutheran World Relief projects and 1-20 the church's blood drives; in addition, she was an active member of 1-21 the Georgetown Kiwanis Club, the Twelve O'Clock Club, and the 1-22 Professional Women of Williamson County; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Mrs. Bizzell enjoyed spending time with her family 1-24 and friends, as well as dancing and fishing, two of her favorite 2-1 pursuits; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to enjoy the friendship of 2-3 Elaine Grace Miller Bizzell will long miss her presence, and she 2-4 will surely be remembered with great affection and admiration for 2-5 many years to come; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby honor the memory of Elaine Grace Miller Bizzell 2-8 and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her 2-9 son, Thomas Bizzell; to her parents, Charles and Pauline Miller; to 2-10 her sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Dickie Gardner, 2-11 Kathleen Owens, Karen and Dickie Whiteaker, and Pam and Dale Pope; 2-12 and to the many other friends and relatives of this fine woman; 2-13 and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas 2-16 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-17 Elaine Grace Miller Bizzell. Krusee Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 998 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 27, 1999. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House