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                                                                  H.R. No. 1565



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The family and friends of Dovie Jane Knowles of 
Uvalde were greatly saddened by her passing on October 11, 2003, at 
the age of 81; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Uvalde, she worked at the First State 
Bank of Uvalde as a young woman and married Pete Knowles on February 
7, 1942; together, their union would span more than six decades and 
be blessed with two sons, Howard and Bryson, as well as five 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Cherished times spent in the company of Dovie 
Knowles continue to comfort those who shared her love and 
affection, and her memory will forever light their hearts; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dovie Jane Knowles of 
Uvalde and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family:  to 
her husband, Pete Knowles; to her sons, Howard Knowles and Bryson 
Knowles and his wife, Susan; to her grandchildren, Vance Knowles, 
Jeff Knowles, Carter Knowles, Reagan Knowles, and Stewart Knowles; 
to her great-grandchildren, Lawson Merritt Knowles and Emma 
Caroline Knowles; to her sisters, Bonnie Ruth Aycock, Geneva Sue 
Beavers, and Martha Beavers; and to her other relatives and 
friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dovie 
Jane Knowles.

                                                                      Hilderbran


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1565 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 20, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House