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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1217
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In Memory |
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of |
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Shana Patrice Ellis |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Houston in mourning the loss of Shana Patrice Ellis, |
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who died March 28, 2007, at the age of 38; and |
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WHEREAS, Shana Ellis was a vocational rehabilitation |
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counselor with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services; and |
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WHEREAS, She was born on February 9, 1969; she earned a |
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bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Houston in |
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1992; she received her teacher certification from the University |
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of Houston in May of 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, She began her service with the State of Texas in |
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March of 1997; she has worked as a specialist for Child Protective |
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Services in the Department of Protective and Regulatory |
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Services, a parole officer for the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice, a workforce development specialist for the Texas |
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Workforce Commission, and a service coordinator for the Mental |
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Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County in |
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Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a responsible and valued employee who |
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demonstrated exceptional dedication to the vocational |
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rehabilitation program and the needs of its consumers; she was |
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a member of the professional organization Texas RehabACTion |
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Network; and |
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WHEREAS, Shana Ellis was a kind and thoughtful woman who |
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was devoted to her family and committed to helping others; she |
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leaves behind memories that will long be cherished by her |
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family, her friends, and all those whose lives she touched; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to |
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the bereaved family of Shana Patrice Ellis: her son, |
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Steven Lawrence Cox; her daughter, Samantha Elise Ellis; |
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and her parents, Jerome and Pat Ellis; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Shana Patrice Ellis. |
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Gallegos, Whitmire |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 28, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |