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H.R. No. 342
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas
joins the citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of Tara Rose
McAvoy, who died March 13, 2006, at the age of 18; and
WHEREAS, Ms. McAvoy was the reigning Miss Deaf Texas; she was
born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on July 17, 1987, attended the
Model Secondary School for the Deaf on the Gallaudet University
campus in Washington, D.C., and was a graduate of the Texas School
for the Deaf; she attended Austin Community College in the fall of
2005 and transferred to Gallaudet University in January of 2006;
and
WHEREAS, With a lifelong passion for learning and continually
challenging herself to achieve higher goals, Ms. McAvoy was an
honor student, and at the Texas School for the Deaf, she was
involved in many school activities and sports, including
cheerleading, basketball, and track; she had special interests in
art and drama and had performed in several productions; and
WHEREAS, She had traveled across the country, participated in
a youth leadership camp in Florida, marched in a cheerleading
parade in London, attended a presidential classroom week at the
White House, and served an internship at the National Association
of the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, As Miss 2005-2007 Deaf Texas, Ms. McAvoy performed
her duties with exceptional grace and dignity; she was Miss
Pre-Teen South Texas of 1999 and participated in the American Coed
Pageant among girls with hearing; throughout her life, she
encouraged other young people to stay in school, pursue an
education, and practice good sportsmanship; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted daughter, granddaughter, and
sister, and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured
forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor the life of Tara Rose
McAvoy and extend sincere condolences to her family; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for her
family as an expression of deepest sympathy, and that when the Texas
House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
Tara Rose McAvoy.
Naishtat
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 342 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 4, 2006.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House