H.R. No. 875
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Iona Vasbinder of Del Rio passed away on October 8,
  2006, leaving her circle of family and friends with many happy
  memories of time spent in her company; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasbinder was born on January 7, 1914, in
  Soper, Oklahoma; a resident of Del Rio since 1929, she worked as a
  study advisor with the local school district and became active in
  the PTA, which she served as 6th District president; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasbinder's desire to help others extended
  beyond the public school arena; she held leadership positions with
  the Val Verde Tuberculosis Association and the National Foundation
  for Polio and Birth Defects, and was appointed to the Governor's
  Task Force for Mental Health;  she was a member of the First
  Presbyterian Church and served as president of the women of the
  church; and
         WHEREAS, Passionate about her political beliefs, she shared
  her dedication and vision with the Democratic Party and held the
  position of Val Verde County Democratic chair; and
         WHEREAS, Iona Vasbinder was beloved for her great strength of
  character and generous spirit; she exemplified the qualities of
  leadership that foster strong, caring communities, and she will
  long be remembered with warm affection for the causes she
  championed and the lives she enriched; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Iona Vasbinder and
  extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her
  children, Mitzi Vasbinder, Gary Vasbinder, Cherill Koog, and Helen
  "Bunny" Whealton; to her grandchildren, Jay Koog, Joel Koog, Theron
  Vasbinder, Amy Moore, Nicole Beaman, and Kristin Jeffery; to her 13
  great-grandchildren; 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 Iona
  Vasbinder.
 
  Gallego
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 875 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on April 5, 2007.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House