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78S10838 MDM-D

By:  Campbell                                                     H.R. No. 191



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, With the untimely death of Donna Sue Fowler of 
Fluvanna on July 14, 2003, at the age of 59, the citizens of Scurry 
County lost a valued community leader and friend; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Oakland, California, where she was born 
on July 9, 1944, she was a graduate of Snyder High School and an 
enthusiastic booster of Snyder and Scurry County; and
	WHEREAS, The former Donna Sue Shearer exchanged wedding vows 
with Joe Fowler on August 26, 1962, in Gainesville, and their life 
together was richly blessed with three children and five 
grandchildren; the couple made their home in Houston for several 
years before returning to Snyder in 1976; and
	WHEREAS, Since January 1, 1995, Mrs. Fowler had held her 
dream job as executive director of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce; 
in that capacity, she managed the Scurry County Coliseum, helped 
coordinate the White Buffalo Celebration and the Western Swing 
Festival, and was a member of the economic development committee 
that worked to locate the Price Daniel Unit of the Texas Department 
of Criminal Justice in Snyder; in her personal time, she gave 
tirelessly as a volunteer with United Way, the American Cancer 
Society, and the Girl Scouts of America, and as a PTA president and 
Lucky 13 sponsor; and
	WHEREAS, Before joining the staff of the chamber of commerce, 
she had owned the Sunshine Ice Cream Shop, and she was sales and 
operations manager of KSNY Radio for 16 years, during which time she 
co-hosted an early morning program titled "Coffee Break"; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Fowler made a host of 
significant contributions to the betterment of her community and 
state, and these achievements endure as a lasting reminder of this 
woman and her many good works; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Donna Sue Fowler and extend deep sympathy to her husband, Joe 
Fowler; to her children, Lezli Guerrero, Jimmy Joe Fowler, and 
Jeffery Fowler and his wife, Tiffany; to her grandchildren; to her 
father and stepmother, Elton and Peggy Shearer; and to the other 
relatives and many friends of this beloved woman; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donna 
Fowler.