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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Honoring the memory of a young Texan who lost her |
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life in a senseless tragedy, the Remember Alex Brown Foundation |
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works to raise awareness about the dangers of texting while |
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driving; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 2009, Alex Brown, a senior at Seagraves |
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High School, lost control of her pickup truck when she was texting |
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and died as a result of the injuries she sustained in the accident; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This vivacious 17-year-old was a straight-A student |
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and a member of FFA and the basketball team; she also sang soprano |
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and served as the Seagraves Eagles student mascot; and |
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WHEREAS, In memory of their daughter, Johnny Mac and Jeanne |
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Brown of Wellman created the Remember Alex Brown Foundation, and |
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they travel to high schools across the Lone Star State with the |
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wreckage of their daughter's truck, urging young people to pledge |
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not to text while driving; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their youngest daughter, |
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Katrina, have also been featured on the ABC television program |
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; this national exposure has helped
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to take their anti-texting campaign to countless individuals across |
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the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their vital work with the Remember Alex |
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Brown Foundation, the Browns are selflessly sharing the story of |
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their heartbreaking loss to help save the lives of other young |
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people; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Johnny Mac and Jeanne Brown for their |
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establishment of the Remember Alex Brown Foundation in memory of |
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their beloved daughter and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with spreading their important message; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Brown as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Landtroop |
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Perry |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 681 was adopted by the House on March 9, |
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2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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