H.R. No. 528
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the untimely loss of
  Rodney Dale Waters of Spring, who died on January 31, 2009, at the
  age of 43; and
         WHEREAS, Born on July 6, 1965, in Pasadena, Texas, Rodney
  Waters would build a notable career in the Lone Star State and
  become a highly decorated firefighter; he first served as a
  volunteer with the Spring Fire Department and embarked on his
  career as a member of the Conroe Fire Department; in 1989, he joined
  the Houston Fire Department and served with distinction, earning a
  number of commendations; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Waters was a member of the Spring Masonic Lodge
  and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo committee; this caring
  gentleman also raised funds for the Special Olympics and coached
  Little League; and
         WHEREAS, A man of great warmth and charm, Rodney Waters was a
  true and loyal friend who loved life and always enjoyed a good game
  of poker; his booming laugh and big bear hugs will be missed, but
  the memory of his kindness and generosity will live forever in the
  hearts of all those who loved him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Rodney Dale Waters and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
  wife, Dawn; to his daughter, Hannah Marie Waters; to his sons, Jacob
  Dwayne Waters and Garrett Ryan Lorenz; to his sisters, Rhonda
  Waters and Pamela Lawson and her husband, Donald; to his niece,
  Lindsey Lawson; to his sister-in-law, Darla Lawson; to his
  mothers-in-law, Mary Jo Lorenz and Louise Lawson; and to his other
  family and friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rodney Dale
  Waters.
 
  Riddle
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 528 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House