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H.R. No. 1940
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A loving family and a circle of devoted friends
cherish the memory of Jo Ellen Allbright Vick, who died on December
21, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Born in Artesia, New Mexico, she was the eldest
child of George Walter and Ruth Hausselman Allbright; after
graduating from Arlington High School, she moved to Alpine in 1967
to attend Sul Ross University and went on to open the popular Lady
Bug Salon, which she operated for some 20 years; in 1968, she met
and married Walter Vick, and the couple would later become the
parents of four cherished sons; and
WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Mrs. Vick served
as president of the Pilot Club and the American Legion Women's
Auxiliary and was a valued member of numerous other civic
organizations; moreover, this caring woman, even through the most
challenging days of her illness, opened her heart and her home to
those in need, housing and feeding families of 10 and more, giving
away possessions to those in crisis, and truly living her life with
compassion and fellowship; and
WHEREAS, Jo Vick was a rare person indeed, and although she is
deeply missed, she has left behind a legacy of strength,
generosity, and passion for life that challenges us all to live with
the kind of selfless love and benevolence that she so humbly
demonstrated; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jo Ellen Allbright
Vick and extend sincere sympathy to her family: to her sons and
their wives, Jim, Carla, Jonny, Judy, Jason, Jarrett, and Kelly
Vick; to her grandchildren, Jessica, Katie, Kyle, Tyler, Holden,
and Carter; and to her other relatives and many 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 Jo Vick.
Gallego
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1940 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 23, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House