78R17316 JH-D

By:  Hochberg                                                     H.R. No. 1409


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of Patricia Jeanne Deeds of Houston on April 23, 2003, has deeply saddened the family and many friends of this beloved Texan; and WHEREAS, A native of Oxford, Nebraska, Mrs. Deeds was born on September 19, 1931, and she spent her formative years living on a farm in St. Francis, Kansas; she went on to attend the University of Kansas, where she met her future husband, Charles; and WHEREAS, The couple were married in 1952, and shortly thereafter they moved to Houston, where Mrs. Deeds became actively involved in state politics; she was the Democratic Party precinct chair in Senate District 17 for more than two decades and served as a regional coordinator for the district's steering committee; and WHEREAS, Patricia Deeds was a woman who loved cats, gardening, sewing, and cooking, and while she will be greatly missed, her memory and her commitment to democratic principles and social justice will live on in the hearts and minds of the many people whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patricia Jeanne Deeds and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Charles T. Deeds; to her sons Charles, and his wife, Tinh, and Robert; to her grandchildren, Rafferty and Aileen; to her brother, Robert Corder; and to her many other relatives and 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 Patricia Jeanne Deeds.