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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The death of Stephanye Irene Sampley of Atascocita |
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on April 5, 2009, at the age of 34, brought a profound loss to her |
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family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Donald and Gayle Sampley, Stephanye |
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Sampley was born in Dallas on February 22, 1975; a member of the |
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charter class of Oaks Elementary School in Atascocita, she went on |
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to graduate from Humble High School and to earn her bachelor's |
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degree in interdisciplinary studies from Stephen F. Austin State |
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University in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, Ms. Sampley began her career as an |
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educator, teaching kindergarten at Hopper Primary School in the |
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Goose Creek Consolidated District in east Harris County; she also |
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worked at The Learning Tools, a teacher supply store in Atascocita; |
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deeply committed to her chosen field, she served as president of the |
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Goose Creek Association of Texas Professional Educators and as an |
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officer of the Mu Pi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society |
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International, an honor society for female educators; and |
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WHEREAS, When she was 10 years old, Ms. Sampley became a |
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charter member of the Atascocita United Methodist Church, serving |
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as an acolyte at its first worship service; she participated in the |
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congregation's United Methodist Youth Fellowship and in the United |
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Methodist Action Reach-Out Mission by Youth, and was a church camp |
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counselor for more than a dozen years at Lakeview in Palestine; |
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while in college, she was a loyal and valued member of the United |
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Methodist Church Wesley Foundation and served on United Methodist |
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Church Texas Conference committees as a collegiate delegate; and |
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WHEREAS, Stephanye Sampley helped many children embark on the |
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adventure of education, and in so doing, she had a lasting influence |
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on their lives; although her time on this earth was far too brief, |
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the memory of her engaging smile, her kindness, and the joyfulness |
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of her faith will be forever treasured by all who were fortunate |
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enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Stephanye Irene Sampley and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her parents, |
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Donald and Gayle Sampley; to her brothers, Travis Sampley and |
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Stuart Sampley and his wife, Kelly; to her niece, Murphy Lucille |
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Sampley; to her grandparents, Neal and Fran Galloway; and to her |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Stephanye Sampley. |