78S20189 MW-D

By:  Campbell                                                     H.R. No. 111



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Nancy Urban Brosig were 
deeply saddened by her passing on June 20, 2003, at the age of 61; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Brosig was born a first generation descendant 
of Russian and Czech immigrants on December 6, 1941, at the family 
farm in Lowake; she graduated from Miles High School and attended 
San Angelo Junior College; and
	WHEREAS, In 1961, she married Joe Carver Brosig II, and their 
union was blessed with a loving and supportive family; working 
closely together, the couple owned and operated the Chaparral Ranch 
in Concho County for 39 years and the Chaparral Ranch Bed and 
Breakfast for more than 12 years; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to being a successful businesswoman, 
Mrs. Brosig was an avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and sheep 
rancher; a longtime member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers 
Association, she became one of the first women directors of the 
organization in 1982; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Brosig actively participated in local 
politics, serving as a Republican Party County Chairperson and an 
election official for 20 years; she was also involved in her 
community through the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Concho County 
Hospital; and
	WHEREAS, A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend and 
a highly respected member of her community, Mrs. Brosig positively 
influenced the lives of her fellow Texans in many lasting ways, and 
her memory will not soon be forgotten; 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 
Nancy Urban Brosig and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her 
family: to her husband, Joe Carver Brosig; to her daughters, Renee 
Farmer and Leah Brosig Walston; to her sons-in-law, Tom Farmer, Don 
Walston, and Duane Schniers; to her grandchildren, Justin, Corey, 
and Marina Farmer and Joseph, Austin, and Lorie Kaye Schniers; to 
her siblings and their spouses, Bessie Arthur, Pauline and Bill 
Dusek, Edwin Urban, James Urban, Henry and Laura Urban, and William 
and Stella Urban; 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 Nancy 
Brosig.