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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of a cherished wife, mother, and educator |
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ended far too soon with the passing of Johnna Puckett Reynolds of |
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Driftwood on June 21, 2011, at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Sweetwater, Johnna Puckett was born on |
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August 31, 1967, to Eddie and Ira Lea Puckett; growing up, she |
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distinguished herself as a talented athlete, earning three world |
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championship barrel racing titles from the American Junior Rodeo |
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Association, a state title in track, and a second-place state |
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ranking with the Sweetwater High School basketball team; after her |
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graduation, she attended Tarleton State University in |
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Stephenville, where she won the Southwestern Region Barrel Racing |
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Title; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reynolds earned her bachelor's degree and began |
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her career in education with the Perrin-Whitt Consolidated |
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Independent School District; she went on to teach kindergarten and |
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physical education in Lake Travis ISD; in 1999, she became the PE |
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teacher at the newly opened Bee Cave Elementary, and through the |
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years she taught many after-school classes and coached many sports |
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teams; known for making her classes fun, she instilled in her |
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countless students a love for athletic competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Ms. Reynolds was devoted to her |
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family, including her husband, Cole, her daughter, Casey, and her |
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son, Lane; she was tremendously proud of her children and took |
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special pleasure in entertaining her family and friends, especially |
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at the annual Reynolds crawfish boil; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Johnna Reynolds brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to many, she leaves behind a legacy that will |
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long be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Johnna Puckett Reynolds and extend deepest sympathy to the members |
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of her family: to her husband, Cole Reynolds; to her daughter, |
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Casey; to her son, Lane; to her parents, Eddie and Ira Lea Puckett; |
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to her sister, LaDawn Daniel, and her husband, Tony; 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 Johnna |
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Puckett Reynolds. |
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Workman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 256 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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