H.R. No. 24
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Texas lost a beloved friend, teacher,
and state leader on July 25, 2003, with the passing of Roberta
Reynolds of Brazoria at the age of 61; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed lady was born in Dallas on May 9, 1942,
and grew up in the Rio Grande Valley; she received her bachelor of
arts degree from The University of Texas--Pan American and her
master of arts degree from Texas Woman's University and, to the
delight of her grandmother, became a public school teacher; and
WHEREAS, Always known as a strong, independent thinker, she
had, as a five-year-old child, gone alone to the office of the
school superintendent to ask for better housing for her father, the
local basketball coach; and
WHEREAS, She brought that same direct manner to her teaching
career and became an advocate for her profession through her
involvement in the Texas Classroom Teachers Association (TCTA);
having started a local chapter in the Angleton Independent School
District in the 1980s, she worked her way up from district president
to regional representative and ultimately became president of the
33,000-member statewide organization in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Reynolds served the TCTA with distinction,
working tirelessly in behalf of educators in Austin and across the
state, and she was instrumental in setting policies and changing
procedures to benefit the members of her profession; and
WHEREAS, A dedicated worker and caring teacher who influenced
many lives in her more than three decades as an educator, she was
known for her exceptional organizational skills, compassion,
intelligence, honesty, and effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, Respected by her colleagues, admired by her
thousands of students, and loved by her family and friends, Mrs.
Reynolds will long be missed and remembered by all those who were
privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
Roberta Reynolds and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her
family: to her husband, Phil Reynolds; to her parents, Bob and Ann
Harbour; to her brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Ann Marie
Harbour; to her stepchildren, Jeff and Emily Reynolds, Todd
Reynolds, and Melissa and Doug Layne; to her four grandchildren;
and to her other relatives and many friends; 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 Roberta
Reynolds.
Bonnen
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 24 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on August 5, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House