By Hodge                                               H.R. No. 843
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Zinnie B. Lewis of Dallas was a beloved wife,
 1-2     mother, and neighbor, and her passing on March 20, 2001, at the age
 1-3     of 82, has brought a great loss to her family and many friends; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A native Texan, the former Ms. Oliphant was born in
 1-5     Wheelock on December 18, 1918; she was the daughter of Jim and
 1-6     Bessie Oliphant, and as a child, was a member of the Mosley Chapel
 1-7     C.M.E. Church; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, This compassionate and warm-hearted woman married
 1-9     John Lewis, and the couple were blessed with a close-knit and
1-10     loving family, including two cherished daughters, Diane and Nancy;
1-11     and
1-12           WHEREAS, Over the years, her family continued to grow and she
1-13     enjoyed the love and affection of four grandchildren and 11
1-14     great-grandchildren; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Mrs. Lewis was a devout member of the Free Church of
1-16     God in Christ in Jesus Name, where she served as a church mother;
1-17     she was a source of happiness to all who knew her, and while Zinnie
1-18     Lewis will indeed be greatly missed, the spirit of this remarkable
1-19     woman will assuredly live on in the hearts and minds of all those
1-20     whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it
1-21           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-22     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Zinnie B. Lewis and
1-23     extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
1-24     daughter, Diane McFail; to her grandchildren, Evette McFail, Kevin
 2-1     McFail, Monique McFail, and Keddrick McFail Hubbard; to her
 2-2     great-grandchildren; to her great-nieces and nephews, Kathy Nealy,
 2-3     Jannetta Harper, Arvo Smith, and Ronald Bryant; to her niece, Betty
 2-4     Wright; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it
 2-5     further
 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-7     prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
 2-8     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Zinnie B.
 2-9     Lewis.