H.R. No. 419


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Allison Ann Bucy on April 21, 2006, at the age of 23, has brought a tremendous loss to the family and friends of this beloved young woman; and WHEREAS, Born on March 11, 1983, in Houston, Ms. Bucy graduated in 2001 from Midway High School in Waco, where she was a nationally ranked high school debater and the UIL State 4-A champion in cross-examination debate her senior year; and WHEREAS, She earned a bachelor's degree in government from The University of Texas in 2005 and became active in Pi Beta Phi sorority; following college, she lived and worked in Washington, D.C.; and WHEREAS, A devoted daughter, granddaughter, sister, and friend, Allie Bucy was known for her bright smile, her vibrant personality, and her ability to cherish each day of life; although she will be sorely missed, the memory of her warmth and strength will forever occupy a treasured place in the hearts of those who loved her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Allison Ann Bucy and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her parents, the Honorable Jim and Carolyn Meyer and Flynn and Lorraine Bucy; to her siblings, Cole, Jason, Johnny, and Elizabeth Bucy and Mike and Brady Meyer; to her grandparents, Dr. James and Helen Cole, Drs. Ralph and June Bucy, Paul and Jane Meyer, and Walter and Marylu Raushenbush; to her many aunts, uncles, and cousins; to her special friend, Scott Phillips; and to her other loved ones; 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 Allison Bucy. Dunnam 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. 419 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 4, 2006. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House