80R6922 CBE-D

By: Gallego H.R. No. 589

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Residents of Alpine are mourning the loss of longtime resident and friend Bobbie Ellen McDaniel, who passed away on January 26, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Born on November 2, 1931, in Wakeeney, Kansas, the former Bobbie Jacka graduated from Odessa High School; she married Jack McDaniel on August 28, 1950, and the couple subsequently spent two years in Japan while Mr. McDaniel served in the U.S. Air Force; and

WHEREAS, In the early 1970s, the McDaniels moved to Alpine, where Mrs. McDaniel joined the staff of Sul Ross State University as the athletic secretary; known as "Mom" to countless student-athletes, she was beloved by many for her sympathetic ear and kind advice; in 1986, she received the first Bar-SR-Bar Employee Excellence Award, and following her retirement in 1997, she was inducted into the Sul Ross Hall of Honor; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. McDaniel shared nearly 55 years with her husband before his passing, and she was the proud mother and grandmother of a daughter, Kellie, a son-in-law, Andrew, and two granddaughters, Hailey Grace and Rylie Hope; and

WHEREAS, Bobbie McDaniel uplifted others with her bright smile and generosity of spirit, and those who were fortunate enough to have known her will long cherish their memories of time spent in her company; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bobbie Ellen McDaniel and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her daughter, Kellie Powell; to her son-in-law, Andrew Powell; to her granddaughters, Hailey Grace and Rylie Hope Powell; to her sister, Billie Morgan; 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 Bobbie Ellen McDaniel.