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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Franne R. Michaels of Houston, a dedicated teacher, |
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wife, and mother, passed away on April 11, 2007, and memories of her |
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warmth, strength, and courage remain to comfort her many loved |
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ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Philadelphia, Franne Michaels graduated cum |
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laude from the University of Utah in 1977 with a bachelor's degree |
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in elementary education; she went on to build a distinguished |
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30-year career as a teacher, including nearly two decades with the |
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Houston Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired and respected by students and colleagues |
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alike, Ms. Michaels was known for going above and beyond the call of |
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duty; she strived to teach critical thinking and life skills in |
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addition to facts and figures, and she designed and implemented |
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professional development and instructional technology for her |
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fellow educators; in 2001, she earned her master's degree in |
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education from Houston Baptist University; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Rabbi Mathew Michaels on July 9, 1978, |
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and the couple were blessed with four children, Mara, Martin, |
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Melinda, and Benjamin; devoted to her family, Ms. Michaels also |
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loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending summers at Greene Family |
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Camp; and |
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WHEREAS, Franne Michaels inspired countless people with her |
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commitment to education and with the graceful spirit in which she |
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faced the challenges she met; although her time here was far too |
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brief, the legacy of her life and work will long endure in the |
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hearts of all those whose lives she touched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Franne R. Michaels and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband |
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of 28 years, Rabbi Mathew Michaels; to her children, Mara Braunfeld |
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and her husband, Daniel, and Martin, Melinda, and Benjamin |
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Michaels; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Franne |
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Michaels. |