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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Lisa Veitenheimer of Keller, who passed away on April 7, |
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2009, at the age of 49; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 4, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, Mrs. |
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Veitenheimer earned her bachelor's degree in education from |
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Midwestern State University in 1981; she went on to serve with |
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distinction as a second-grade teacher in the Eanes Independent |
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School District in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, After a notable 17-year tenure, she relocated to |
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Canyon, where she worked as a substitute teacher and her husband, |
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James Veitenheimer, served as superintendent; the couple moved |
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again in 2004, when Mr. Veitenheimer was named superintendent of |
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Keller schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Veitenheimer had a passion for education and a |
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gift for inspiring others, and she assisted many people who were in |
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need of extra help; she devoted many hours to mentoring new teachers |
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and to tutoring struggling students, seeking to enhance the |
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abilities and engage the minds of all she met; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Veitenheimer also shared her time with the |
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Keller ISD Education Foundation, which provides grants to teachers |
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and significant educational benefits to students; a founding member |
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of its board of directors, she aided in the formation and operation |
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of the foundation from 2004 until the time of her passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Lisa Veitenheimer's dynamic presence and positive |
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spirit brought enthusiasm and ideas to Keller schools; she |
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encouraged and supported teachers and students to grow in their |
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scholastic endeavors, to think in new ways, and to offer their best |
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efforts each day; she lived a caring and purposeful life, and she |
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will always be remembered with great affection and admiration; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lisa Veitenheimer and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, James Veitenheimer; to her daughter, Allison |
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Veitenheimer; to her parents, John and Diane Franklin; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lisa |
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Veitenheimer. |