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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the |
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loss of Sharon Renae Watson Sternes of DeSoto, who passed away on |
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January 7, 2011, at the age of 48; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on April 13, 1962, Sharon Watson was the second |
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child of Rainey Morris Watson and Lucy Nelle Scott-Watson; she |
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attended public schools in Lorenzo and then enrolled at Texas Tech |
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University, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in political |
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science, and she went on to earn a master's degree in family studies |
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from Texas Woman's University; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing her undergraduate studies, Ms. |
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Sternes married the love of her life, Kenneth Ray Sternes, and the |
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couple shared a rewarding partnership until his passing; their |
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union was blessed with two treasured sons, Rainey Alan and Ryan |
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Jewel; and |
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WHEREAS, An individual who understood the value of education, |
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Ms. Sternes was a member of the DeSoto school board for nine years, |
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most recently distinguishing herself as president after previously |
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holding the offices of vice president and secretary; she also |
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served the youth of her area as an administrator and program |
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specialist for the Office of Head Start in Dallas, and she was a |
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lifetime member of the PTA and belonged to the Texas Caucus of Black |
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School Board Members; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected community leader was involved in the |
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Society of Government Meeting Professionals and Concerned DeSoto |
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Citizens, and both organizations honored her with their President's |
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Award and other recognitions; moreover, she was an active member of |
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the Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas and took |
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part in charitable endeavors such as the Sisterhood Helping Hands |
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group; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her no-nonsense but fun-loving approach to |
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the world, Sharon Sternes made a positive and lasting difference in |
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her community, and her legacy of achievement will live on in the |
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hearts of the countless people touched by her good works; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sharon Renae Watson |
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Sternes and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her sons, Rainey Alan Sternes and Ryan Jewel Sternes; to her |
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goddaughter, Erin Bell; to her sister, Cynthia Watson-Banks and her |
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husband, Gregory; to her brothers, Randy A. Watson and Russell D. |
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Watson; to her godsister, Magic Ford Langston; to her |
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mother-in-law, Raythetta B. Sternes; to her godmother, Nelda |
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Jackson; to her aunts, Rosie Lee Wall, Lenora B. Scott Long, and |
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Frankie Lawson; to her uncles, Robert Watson, Sr., and Charlie |
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Baker and his wife, Mary; to her brother-in-law, Julius B. Sternes; |
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and to her 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 Sharon |
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Renae Watson Sternes. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Giddings |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on January 13, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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