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H.R. No. 837
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Austin lost a beloved neighbor and
friend with the passing of Dwight Dean Christopher on September 17,
2001, at the age of 52; and
WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Christopher was born in
Jacksonville on June 4, 1949, to Jessie and Lottie Bowens
Christopher; after graduating from Frederick Douglass High School,
he went on to attend Bishop College in Dallas; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman worked for the Texas
Department of Agriculture for two years before accepting a position
as a legislative specialist with the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts; during his 13 years with the state, he served the people
of Texas with commendable dedication and won the respect and
admiration of his coworkers; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Christopher was active with the deacon board and
marriage ministry at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church and was a
member of the NAACP, the Austin Area Urban League, and Masonic Lodge
No. 357; and
WHEREAS, Dwight Christopher was a man of integrity and faith,
and while he is greatly missed, his memory lives on in the hearts
and minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dwight Dean
Christopher and extend sympathy to the members of his family: to his
cherished wife of more than 30 years, Barbara; to his children and
their spouses, Katrina Anderson and her husband, Michael, Jeffery
Christopher and his wife, Jaclynn, and Derrick Christopher; to his
grandchildren, Brandon Anderson and Joshua Christopher; to his
father, Jessie Christopher; to his brothers and sisters-in-law,
Willie Christopher and his wife, Verline, Arthur Christopher and
his wife, Melba, Melvin Christopher, and Helen Jefferson; and to
his many other relatives and special friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dwight Dean
Christopher.
Dutton
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 837 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House